Custom Foot operates six retail locations. At first glance, none looks any different from your basic old-fashioned shoe store, but the only boots on hand are display models. There's no inventory for sale and customers go home empty-handed-at least initially. Customers browse the store, mixing and matching design components such as style, color, and leather type. About 100 display boots provide style guidelines. Once you choose a boot style, you select materials, colors, and textures. Custom Foot guarantees your boots will be ready within three weeks. This is an example of

The treasurer for pittsburgh iron works wishes to use financial futures to hedge her interest rate exposure. she will sell five treasury futures contracts at $139,000 per contract. it is july and the contracts must be closed out in december of this year. long-term interest rates are currently 7.30 percent. if they increase to 9.50 percent, assume the value of the contracts will go down by 20 percent. also if interest rates do increase by 2.2 percent, assume the firm will have additional interest expense on its business loans and other commitments of $149,000. this expense, of course, will be separate from the futures contracts. a. what will be the profit or loss on the futures contract if interest rates increase to 9.50 percent by december when the contract is closed out

Describe three scenarios in which you might utilize mathematics to investigate a crime scene, accident scene, or to make decisions involving police practice. be sure to explain how math is used in police as they work through each scenario.

What do you recommend adam do to increase production in a business setting that does not seem to value high productivity?