On november 27, 1993, the new york times reported that wildlife biologists have found a direct link between the increase in the human population in florida and the decline of the local black bear population. from 1953 to 1993, the human population increased, on average, at a rate of 8% per year, while the black bear population decreased at a rate of 6% per year. in 1953 the black bear population was 11,000.

(a) the 1993 human population of florida was 13 million. what was the human population in 1953. (round to nearest whole person. do not include commas in answer.)
(b) find the black bear population in 1993. (round to nearest whole bear.)
(c) had this trend continued, in what year would the black bear population have numbered less than 130?

Which of the following actions is most likely to result in a decrease in the money supply? a. the required reserve ratio for banks is decreased. b. the discount rate on overnight loans is lowered. c. the federal reserve bank buys treasury bonds. d. the government sells a new batch of treasury bonds. 2b2t

Which of the following differentiates cost accounting and financial accounting? a. the primary users of cost accounting are the investors, whereas the primary users of financial accounting are the managers. b. cost accounting measures only the financial information related to the costs of acquiring fixed assets in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures financial and nonfinancial information of a company's business transactions. c. cost accounting measures information related to the costs of acquiring or using resources in an organization, whereas financial accounting measures a financial position of a company to investors, banks, and external parties. d. cost accounting deals with product design, production, and marketing strategies, whereas financial accounting deals mainly with pricing of the products.

Salge inc. bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. the variable overhead rate is $8.10 per direct labor-hour. the company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $74,730 per month, which includes depreciation of $20,670. all other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. the direct labor budget indicates that 5,300 direct labor-hours will be required in september. the company recomputes its predetermined overhead rate every month. the predetermined overhead rate for september should be: