An office manager has received a report from a consultant that includes a section on equipment replacement. the report indicates that scanners have a service life that is normally distributed with a mean of 41 months and a standard deviation of 4 months. on the basis of this information, determine the percentage of scanners that can be expected to fail in the following time periods: a. before 38 months of service b. between 40 and 45 months of service c. within ± 2 months of the mean life

If research reveals that a company has a large number of unresolved complaints and a poor business rating, which external source did you most likely use during this research? a. blogs b. better business bureau c. social media d. local chamber of commerce e. mint global

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above

Suppose portugal has 700 workers and 26,000 units of capital, and france has 18,000 workers and 700 units of capital. technology is identical in both countries. assume that wine is the capital-intensive good and cloth is the labor-intensive good. which of the following statements is correct if the nations start trading with each other? a) wages will increase in portugal.b) rental rates in france will increase.c) wages in france will decrease.d) rental rates in portugal will increase.