Why did the Curtis Publishing Company launch a market research department? (select all that apply) They were seeking leads for new stories
They were seeking leads for new stories

They wanted to increase profits in the automobile industry that would lead to more advertising by the auto manufacturers
They wanted to increase profits in the automobile industry that would lead to more advertising by the auto manufacturers

The intention was to increase the newsstand price for their magazines
The intention was to increase the newsstand price for their magazines

Their advertising department had recently installed new computers to track customer surveys
Their advertising department had recently installed new computers to track customer surveys

They wanted to collect data about the automobile industry

1. descriptive statistics quickly describe large amounts of data can predict future stock returns with surprising accuracy statisticians understand non-numeric information, like colors refer mainly to patterns that can be found in data 2. a 15% return on a stock means that 15% of the original purchase price of the stock returns to the seller at the end of the year 15% of the people who purchased the stock will see a return the stock is worth 15% more at the end of the year than at the beginning the stock has lost 15% of its value since it was originally sold 3. a stock purchased on january 1 cost $4.35 per share. the same stock, sold on december 31 of the same year, brought in $4.75 per share. what was the approximate return on this stock? 0.09% 109% 1.09% 9% 4. a stock sells for $6.99 on december 31, providing the seller with a 6% annual return. what was the price of the stock at the beginning of the year? $6.59 $1.16 $7.42 $5.84

When you hire an independent contractor you don't have to pay the contractors what

Pederson company reported the following: manufacturing costs $480,000 units manufactured 8,000 units sold 7,500 units sold for $90 per unit beginning inventory 2,000 units what is the average manufacturing cost per unit? (round the answer to the nearest dollar.)