A small publishing company is planning to publish a new book. The production costs will include one-time fixed costs (such as editing) and variable costs (such as printing). The one-time fixed costs will total 52,056. The variable costs will be 9.75 per book. The publisher will sell the finished product to bookstores at a price of 23.25 per book. How many books must the publisher produce and sell so that the production costs will equal the money from sales?

The average hourly earnings for a construction worker is projected to be $24.50 in 2012. jason wants to join the construction work force after he graduates in 2012. his friend tells him that average hourly earnings for construction workers will rise by 2% from 2009 to 2012. based on the data below, assuming that the projected hourly earnings are correct, is jason’s friend’s statement accurate? construction industry - average hourly earnings, 2000-2009 a. his friend’s statement is accurate. the average hourly earnings will increase by 2%. b. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be more than 2% c. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the percent increase will be less than 2% d. his friend’s statement is not accurate. the average hourly earnings will decrease

Which data set has a greater spread? why? set a: {38, 12, 23, 48, 55, 16, 18} set b: {44, 13, 24, 12, 56} has a greater spread because .

The sum of these consecutive integers is equal to 9 less than 4 times the least of the integer. find the three integers