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Adriana sold 50 shares of a company’s stock through a broker. the price per share on that day was $22.98. the broker charged her a 0.75% commission. what was adriana’s real return after deducting the broker’s commission? a. $8.62 b. $229.80 c. $1,140.38 d. $1,149.00

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Is there a direction u in which the rate of change of f(x, y)equals=x squared minus 3 xy plus 4 y squaredx2−3xy+4y2 at p(1,2) equals 14? give reasons for your answer. choose the correct answer below. a. no. the given rate of change is smaller than the minimum rate of change. b. no. the given rate of change is larger than the maximum rate of change. c. yes. the given rate of change is larger than the minimum rate of change and smaller than the maximum rate of change.