Brenda wants to buy a new car and has a budget of $25,000. she has just found a magazine that assigns each car an index for styling and an index for gas mileage. each index runs from 0-10, with 10 representing either the most styling or the best gas mileage. while looking at the list of cars, brenda observes that on average, as the style index rises by one unit, the price of the car increases by $5,000. she also observed that as the gas mileage index rises by one unit, the price of the car increases by $2,500.

White truffles are a very prized and rare edible fungus that grow naturally in the countryside near alba, italy. suppose that it costs $200 per day to search for white truffles. on an average day, the total number of white truffles (t) found in alba is t = 20x − x 2 , where x is the number of people searching for white truffles on that day. white truffles can be sold for $100 each. if there is no regulation, how many more people will be searching for white truffles than the socially optimal number?

The expenditures and receipts below are related to land, land improvements, and buildings acquired for use in a business enterprise. the receipts are enclosed in parentheses. money borrowed to pay building contractor (signed a note) $(276,500 ) (b) payment for construction from note proceeds 276,500 (c) cost of land fill and clearing 11,220 (d) delinquent real estate taxes on property assumed by purchaser 8,340 (e) premium on 6-month insurance policy during construction 12,060 (f) refund of 1-month insurance premium because construction completed early (2,010 ) (g) architect’s fee on building 27,040 (h) cost of real estate purchased as a plant site (land $206,800 and building $55,900) 262,700 (i) commission fee paid to real estate agency 9,620 (j) installation of fences around property 4,030 (k) cost of razing and removing building 10,130 (l) proceeds from salvage of demolished building (4,910 ) (m) interest paid during construction on money borrowed for construction 13,700 (n) cost of parking lots and driveways 17,690 (o) cost of trees and shrubbery planted (permanent in nature) 14,080 (p) excavation costs for new building 2,950 identify each item by letter and list the items in columnar form.

Determine whether the underlined numerical value is a parameter or a statistic. explain your reasoning. upper a poll of all 2000 students in a high school found that modifying 94 % with underline of its students owned cell phones.a poll of all 2000 students in a high school found that 94% of its students owned cell phones.