You have a gross annual income of $175,000 and have been pre-approved for a 30-year mortgage loan at 3.375% as long as the back-end ratio does not exceed 36%. The house you want to buy costs $560,000, and you plan to make a down payment of 20%. Your monthly payment would be $1980.59. Your research shows that the semi-annual property taxes for this house are $3,450. You have been given a quote from your insurance company of a $1,290 annual premium. You currently have a $579 monthly car payment and your monthly credit card bills average $2,000.

Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.