Mary's job position is being transferred to Lexington, Kentucky from Orlando, Florida. She and her husband George are currently renting their home in Orlando, but they have decided that they want to purchase a home in Lexington. Mary's annual salary is $48,500. George has also been able to find employment in Lexington at a factory making $39,000 per year. Mary is a planner and has saved $6200 that she can use towards the down payment on the new house.

Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.