Researches are interested in whether or not the average fuel economy for compact cars is the same as sedan cars. A sample of 36 compact cars and 25 sedan cars is taken. The sample of compacts returns a mean of X 38 miles per gallon and sample variance of s2-25. The sample of sedans returns a sample mean Y 36 with a sample variance of s 49. Let be the population mean of compacts and ?2 for sedans. a. Create a 95% confidence interval for . b. Now create a 95% confidence interval for ?1-112 c. Say the interval from part b. contains 0. What can you say about the difference in the average fuel economy of compact cars versus economy cars.

In december of 2004, the company you own entered into a 20-year contract with a grain supplier for daily deliveries of grain to its hot dog bun manufacturing facility. the contract called for "10,000 pounds of grain" to be delivered to the facility at the price of $100,000 per day. until february 2017, the supplier provided processed grain which could easily be used in your manufacturing process. however, no longer wanting to absorb the cost of having the grain processed, the supplier began delivering whole grain. the supplier is arguing that the contract does not specify the type of grain that would be supplied and that it has not breached the contract. your company is arguing that the supplier has an onsite processing plant and processed grain was implicit to the terms of the contract. over the remaining term of the contract, reshipping and having the grain processed would cost your company approximately $10,000,000, opposed to a cost of around $1,000,000 to the supplier. after speaking with in-house counsel, it was estimated that litigation would cost the company several million dollars and last for years. weighing the costs of litigation, along with possible ambiguity in the contract, what are three options you could take to resolve the dispute? which would be the best option for your business and why?

Which term describes an alternative to car buying where monthly payments are paid for a specific period of time, after which the vehicle is returned to the dealership or bought? a. car financing b. car maintenance c. car leasing d. car ownership

Almeda products, inc., uses a job-order costing system. the company's inventory balances on april 1, the start of its fiscal year, were as follows: