The president of a company creates a graph of the price of the company’s stock over one year. he describes the graph as follows: • the price of the stock rose to about $17 before falling to about $4. • there have only been two periods during which the price of the stock decreased. • the price of the stock is expected to increase in the long run. which graph correctly shows the price of the stock?

The federal reserve controls certain interest rates in the united states. investors often try to speculate as to whether the federal reserve will raise or lower rates and by how much. suppose a company conducts extensive interviews with financial analysts, and as a result, predicts that "thefed" will increase rates by an average of 0.25 percentage points every six months for the forseeable future. which type of equation could be used to model the predicted interest rates over the next several years, assuming no other significant changes? a) a linear equation b) a quadratic equation c) a polynomial equation d) an exponential equation