A price ceiling is A. a government-imposed minimum price that may be charged for a good or service, which can lead to shortages. B. a government-imposed maximum price that may be charged for a good or service, which can lead to surpluses. C. a government-imposed minimum price that may be charged for a good or service, which can lead to surpluses. D. a government-imposed maximum price that may be charged for a good or service, which can lead to shortages.

a progressive tax is a tax that imposes a lower tax rate on low-income earners compared to those with a higher income, making it based on the taxpayer's ability to pay. that means it takes a bigger percentage from high income earners than it does from low income people.

the answer is b hope you pass

a manufacturer of printed circuit boards uses exponential smoothing with trend to forecast monthly demand of its product. at the end of december, the company wishes to forecast sales for january. the estimate of trend through november has been 200 additional boards sold per month. average sales have been around 1000 units per month. the demand for december was 1100 units. the company uses α = 0.20 and β = 0.10. make a forecast including trend for the month of january.

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