Brewsky's is a chain of micro-breweries. Managers are interested in the costs of the stores and believe that the costs can be explained in a large part by the number of customers patron­izing the stores. Monthly data regarding customer visits and costs for the preceding year for one of the stores have been entered into the regression analysis and the analysis is as follows:

Average monthly customer-visits 1,462
Average monthly total costs $ 4,629
Regression Results
Intercept $ 1,496
b coefficient $ 2.08
R2 0.86814

Based on the data derived from the regression analysis, what are the estimated costs for 1,600 customer-visits in a month? (CMA adapted)

A) $6,125.

B) $4,629.

C) $3,328.

D) $4,824.

Which statement describes a monopoly? many firms produce identical products with no control over the market price. many firms produce differentiated products with control over market price. a single firm produces a product with no close substitutes and control over the market price. a single firm produces a product with many close substitutes and limited control over the market price.

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above

Suppose the real risk-free rate and inflation rate are expected to remain at their current levels throughout the foreseeable future. consider all factors that affect the yield curve. then identify which of the following shapes that the u. s. treasury yield curve can take. check all that apply.