Consider the cycle of science shown in the diagram. What would most likely cause the cycle to continue?

An explanation inspires new questions and the process of making new observations.
A fact inspires new questions and the process of making new observations.
A careful systematic process is used in experiments to gather observations and data.
A fact is established and more data is needed to convince scientists that it is true.

The revenues of a company increased by 39% in year one and decreased 22% in year two. what is the overall change over the two-year period?

Following is a list of various costs incurred in producing replacement automobile parts. with respect to the production and sale of these auto parts, classify each cost as either variable costs, fixed costs, or mixed costs. 1. oil used in manufacturing equipment 2. plastic 3. property taxes, $165,000 per year on factory building and equipment 4. salary of plant manager 5. cost of labor for hourly workers 6. packaging 7. factory cleaning costs, $6,000 per month 8. metal 9. rent on warehouse, $10,000 per month plus $25 per square foot of storage used 10. property insurance premiums, $3,600 per month plus $0.01 for each dollar of property over $1,200,000 11. straight-line depreciation on the production equipment 12. hourly wages of machine operators 13. electricity costs, $0.20 per kilowatt-hour 14. computer chip (purchased from a vendor) 15. pension cost, $1.00 per employee hour on the job

Increases in output and increases in the inflation rate have been linked to