Revenue at a major smartphone manufacturer was $2.2 billion for the nine months ending March 2, up 87 percent over revenues for the same period last year. Management attributes the increase in revenues to a 129 percent increase in shipments, despite a 16 percent drop in the average blended selling price of its line of phones. Given this information, is it surprising that the company’s revenue increased when it decreased the average selling price of its phones?

No

Explanation:

Based on this information, it is not surprising that the company's revenue increased when the average selling price of its phones decreased. Based on the information provided in this passage, the demand for this product is elastic. This means that a reduction in price would most likely increase revenue. We can see that although the price of the phones decreased, there was an increase of 129% in shipments.

the correct answer option is b. a single paragraph.

explanation:

when you are thinking about paragraph​ topics, you should always choose a subject that can be adequately addressed in a single paragraph.

a paragraph is a piece of writing consisting of a few sentences that deal with a single theme. it has only a single idea that the paragraph revolves around and talks about.

so a paragraph topic must be chosen wisely where a single idea can be communicated in a single paragraph.

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