At the beginning of the month, an artist has two unfinished items from the previous month. The items are considered 60% complete. And the costs incurred so far are $300. During this month, additional costs of $1,200 are incurred, and three new items are started. At the end of the month, the artist has one unfinished item which is considered 20% complete.

Which of the following accurately describes a situation in which consumers have elastic demand? a. a restaurant starts using margarine instead of butter because butter becomes more expensive. b. consumers boycott a restaurant because the waiters aren't paid minimum wage. c. a company starts using sugar instead of corn syrup because its revenues are up. d. people give up eating pasta and bread because they want to lose weight. 2b2t

Ahospital purchases a $500,000 magnetic resonance imaging (mri) machine that has a useful life of 9 years. the salvage value at the end of 9 years is $77,000. (a) write a linear equation that describes the value y (in dollars) of the mri machine in terms of the time t (in years), 0 ≤ t ≤ 9. (b) find the value, in dollars, of the machine after 6 years. $ (c) find the time, in years, when the value of the equipment will be $140,000. (round your answer to two decimal places.) yr

Experts are particularly concerned about four strategic metal resources that are important for the u.s. economy and military strength, and that must be imported. what percentage does the u.s. import? *