The local supermarket buys lettuce each day to ensure really fresh produce. each morning any lettuce that is left from the previous day is sold to a dealer that resells it to farmers who use it to feed their animals. this week the supermarket can buy fresh lettuce for $3.00 a box. the lettuce is sold for $15.00 a box and the dealer that sells old lettuce is willing to pay $1.50 a box. past history says that tomorrow is demand for lettuce averages 250 boxes with a standard deviation of 32 boxes.

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a: