Areal estate agent has surveyed houses in twenty nearby zip codes in an attempt to put together a comparison for a new property that she would like to put on the market. the 1057 houses she surveyed have a mean price of $168 comma 900, with a standard deviation of $ 74 comma 150. the mean living area is 1722 sq ft, with a standard deviation of 531 sq ft. which is more unusual, a house in that market that sells for $350 comma 000 or a house that has 3500 sq ft of living area? explain.

Shelby company produces three products: product x, product y, and product z. data concerning the three products follow (per unit): product x product y product z selling price $ 85 $ 65 $ 75 variable expenses: direct materials 25.50 19.50 5.25 labor and overhead 25.50 29.25 47.25 total variable expenses 51.00 48.75 52.50 contribution margin $ 34.00 $ 16.25 $ 22.50 contribution margin ratio 40 % 25 % 30 % demand for the company’s products is very strong, with far more orders each month than the company can produce with the available raw materials. the same material is used in each product. the material costs $8 per pound, with a maximum of 4,400 pounds available each month. required: a. compute contribution margin per pound of materials used. (round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 2 decimal places.) contribution margin per pound product x $ product y $ product z $ b. which orders would you advise the company to accept first, those for product x, for product y, or for product z? which orders second? third? product x product y product z

Slow ride corp. is evaluating a project with the following cash flows: year cash flow 0 –$12,000 1 5,800 2 6,500 3 6,200 4 5,100 5 –4,300 the company uses a 11 percent discount rate and an 8 percent reinvestment rate on all of its projects. calculate the mirr of the project using all three methods using these interest rates.

12. to produce a textured purée, you would use a/an a. food processor. b. wide-mesh sieve. c. immersion blender d. food mill.