According to the washington post article the downsides of cheap corn, farmers' 2014 crop revenues were down from prior years, despite very productive harvests all around the united states. which of the statements is the explanation offered by the article for this apparent paradox? the increase in the supply of crops has decreased prices by a greater percentage than the percentage increase in quantity of sales. consumer demand for agricultural crops such as corn, soybean, and wheat are at record lows. the costs of farming have increased faster than productivity, leading to higher crop yields but lower profits. an influx of farmers entering the agricultural market has led to fierce competition, driving down revenues.

Let's consider a hypothetical airline, mudlarks airlines. on one of its flights, precious records show that about 15% of people who had tickets for the flights did not take the flight. there are 120 seats on the plane. 1. how many tickets should mudlarks airlines sell for this flight? 2. as an added consideration, suppose that tickets on this flight cost a flat rate of $250. in addition, mudlarks airlines must give any traveler who purchased a seat for the flight, but who cannot travel due to overbooking, a $400 certificate for their trouble. does this change your answer in question one? now, suppose that mudlarks airlines forms a partnership itch another airline, puffin air. their agreement allocates 100 seats on the flight to mudlarks airlines and another 20 seats to puffin air. the 2 airlines sell tickets for the flight independently of each other. 3. assuming the same 15% no show percent for each airline, how many tickets should each sell?