The price of products may increase due to inflation and decrease due to depreciation. derek is studying the change in the price of two products, a and b, over time.. the price f(x), in dollars, of product a after x years is represented by the function below.. f(x) = 0.69(1.03)x. a. the table below shows the price f(t), in dollars, of product b after t years.. t (number of years) 1 2 3 4 . f(t) (price in dollars) 10,100 10,201 10,303.01 10,406.04 . which product recorded a greater percentage change in price over the previous year? justify your answer.

Bandar industries berhad of malaysia manufactures sporting equipment. one of the company’s products, a football helmet for the north american market, requires a special plastic. during the quarter ending june 30, the company manufactured 35,000 helmets, using 22,500 kilograms of plastic. the plastic cost the company $171,000. according to the standard cost card, each helmet should require 0.6 kilograms of plastic, at a cost of $8 per kilogram. 1. what is the standard quantity of kilograms of plastic (sq) that is allowed to make 35,000 helmets? 2. what is the standard materials cost allowed (sq x sp) to make 35,000 helmets? 3. what is the materials spending variance? 4. what is the materials price variance and the materials quantity variance?