Houston and Dallas are identified as two possible locations for a warehouse. Cost, quality of life, and labor availability are identified as three most important factors in making the final selection. On a scale of 1-10, Houston is given scores as 7, 5, and 8, on these factors. Whereas scores of Dallas are 6, 8, and 7. If weights of these factors are 40%, 50%, and 10% respectively, what will be the weighted score of Houston

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation