Which of the following statements is false? a. Another common use of private constructors is to force client code to use so-called "factory methods" to create objects. b. A factory method is a public static method that creates and initializes an object of a specified type (possibly of the same class), then returns a reference to it. c. One common use of a private constructor is sharing initialization code among a class's other constructors. d. You cannot prevent client code from creating objects of a class.

Afreezer manufacturer might purchase sheets of steel, wiring, shelving, and so forth, as part of its final product. this is an example of what sub-classification of business market?

What impact might an economic downturn have on a borrower’s fixed-rate mortgage? a. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go up. b. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go down. c. it has no impact because a fixed-rate mortgage cannot change. d. it has no impact because the economy does not affect interest rates.

The management of a supermarket wants to adopt a new promotional policy of giving a free gift to every customer who spends > a certain amount per visit at this supermarket. the expectation of the management is that after this promotional policy is advertised, the expenditures for all customers at this supermarket will be normally distributed with a mean of $95 and a standard deviation of $20. if the management wants to give free gifts to at most 10% of the customers, what should the amount be above which a customer would receive a free gift?