Suppose that X denotes the amount of rainfall in your hometown during a given month and Y denotes the number of children born in Los Angeles during the same month.

Which of the following statements best explains why X and Y are not independent?

A. The ratio of the amount of rainfall in inches to the number of children born is usually one.
B. The amount of rainfall may tell you something about the season and, since births are seasonal, it may also tell you something about the number of children born. C. The variance for the amount of rainfall in inches is equal to the variance of the number of children born.
D. The expected value of rainfall in inches is equal to the expected number of children born.

The following account balances at the beginning of january were selected from the general ledger of fresh bagel manufacturing​ company: work in process inventory ​$0 raw materials inventory $ 29 comma 000 finished goods inventory $ 40 comma 900 additional​ data: 1. actual manufacturing overhead for january amounted to $ 62 comma 600. 2. total direct labor cost for january was $ 63 comma 600. 3. the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate is based on direct labor cost. the budget for the year called for $ 255 comma 000 of direct labor cost and $ 382 comma 500 of manufacturing overhead costs. 4. the only job unfinished on january 31 was job no.​ 151, for which total direct labor charges were $ 5 comma 700 ​(1 comma 000 direct labor​ hours) and total direct material charges were $ 14 comma 400. 5. cost of direct materials placed in production during january totaled $ 123 comma 300. there were no indirect material requisitions during january. 6. january 31 balance in raw materials inventory was $ 35 comma 200. 7. finished goods inventory balance on january 31 was $ 35 comma 400. what is the cost of goods manufactured for​ january

The following information is for alex corp: product x: revenue $12.00 variable cost $4.50 product y: revenue $44.50 variable cost $9.50 total fixed costs $75,000 what is the breakeven point assuming the sales mix consists of two units of product x and one unit of product y?

A76-year old female with degenerative joint disease made an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon. the patient stated she has had severe pain in her right knee for six months. she has tried physical therapy and steroid injections but has not had any relief. the surgeon has agreed to schedule a right total knee arthroplasty (knee replacement).