Simpson, alsen, and eden (technometrics 1975) report the results of trials in which clouds were seeded and the amount of rainfall recorded. the authors report on 26 seeded and 26 unseeded clouds in order of the amount of rainfall, largest amount first. here are two possible tests to study the question of whether cloud seeding works.

Titus manufacturing, inc. provided the following information for the year: purchases - direct materials $91,000 plant utilities and insurance 68,000 indirect materials 11,170 indirect labor 4270 direct materials used in production 99,000 direct labor 117,500 depreciation on factory plant & equipment 4000the inventory account balances as of january 1 are given below. direct materials $44,000 work-in-progress inventory 10,000 finished goods inventory 50,000what is the ending balance in the direct materials account? $135,000 $36,000 $110,170 $6000

Three pounds of material a are required for each unit produced. the company has a policy of maintaining a stock of material a on hand at the end of each quarter equal to 30% of the next quarter's production needs for material a. a total of 35,000 pounds of material a are on hand to start the year. budgeted purchases of material a for the second quarter would be:

The era of venture capitalists doling out large sums of money to startups is a. just beginning b. on the rise c. over d. fading