When scholastic achievement test scores (sats) are sent to test-takers, the percentiles associated with scores are also given. suppose a test-taker scored at the 55th percentile on the verbal part of the test and at the 48th percentile on the quantitative part. interpret these results. a.this student performed better than 55% of the other test-takers on the verbal part and better than 52% on the quantitative part. b.this student performed better than 55% of the other test-takers on the verbal part and better than 48% on the quantitative part. c.this student performed better than 45% of the other test-takers on the verbal part and better than 52% on the quantitative part. d.this student performed better than 45% of the other test-takers on the verbal part and better than 48% on the quantitative part.

Suppose that kenji, an economist from an am talk radio program, and lucia, an economist from a school of industrial relations, are arguing over health insurance. the following dialogue shows an excerpt from their debate: lucia: a popular topic for debate among politicians as well as economists is the idea of providing government assistance for health benefits. kenji: i think it is oppressive for the government to tax people who take care of themselves in order to pay for health insurance for those who are obese. lucia: i disagree. i think government funding of health insurance is useful to ensure basic fairness. the disagreement between these economists is most likely due to . despite their differences, with which proposition are two economists chosen at random most likely to agree? lawyers make up an excessive percentage of elected officials. minimum wage laws do more to harm low-skilled workers than them. tariffs and import quotas generally reduce economic welfare.

Which value describes the desire to be one’s own boss? a. autonomy b. status c. security d. entrepreneurship

Neon light company of kansas city ships lamps and lighting appliances throughout the country. ms. neon has determined that through the establishment of local collection centers around the country, she can speed up the collection of payments by one and one-half days. furthermore, the cash management department of her bank has indicated to her that she can defer her payments on her accounts by one-half day without affecting suppliers. the bank has a remote disbursement center in florida. a. if neon light company has $2.90 million per day in collections and $1.18 million per day in disbursements, how many dollars will the cash management system free up?