sarah sandoval is a coffee farmer trying to decide how many tons of coffee to produce. she can sell each ton of coffee for $2,000. the cost of producing her first ton of coffee is $600, and the second ton costs $1,000. similarly, each additional ton of coffee costs $400 more to produce. assume that sarah produces the optimal quantity of coffee. in that case, her total cost of coffee production is $.

In the image, layer a is the topmost layer. layer c contains fossils from the precambrian era. layer b contains dinosaur fossils, and layer a contains fossils of mammals. which two statements are supported by this evidence? 1. mammals lived before the precambrian era. 2. dinosaurs and mammals existed in the precambrian era. 3. dinosaurs evolved after precambrian organisms. 4. precambrian organisms evolved after dinosaurs. 5. precambrian organisms were the first life-forms to become fossilized, according to this sample.

In an ecosystem, marsh snails feed on phytoplankton and painted turtles feed on marsh snails. pollution has resulted in the depletion of phytoplankton. what effect would this situation likely have on the population of marsh snails and painted turtles? as phytoplankton were destroyed, the population of marsh snails would most likely then the population of painted turtles would mostly likely a. 1. increase 2. decrease 3. stay the same b. 1. increase 2. decrease 3. stay the same

Luminous objects such as flashlights emit light that we can see. how do we see an object that isn’t luminous? a. the object emits light that reaches our eyes. b. light reflects off the object and reaches our eyes. c. light passes through the object uninterrupted. d. light is fully absorbed by the object. e. we can’t see an object that isn’t luminous.