Finite Mathematics (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321979438
Author: Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 1.1, Problem 18E
In Exercises 15-24, find an equation in slope-intercept form for each line.
Through (-8, 1), with undefined slope
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Morningstar tracks the total return for a large number of mutual funds. The following table shows the total return and the number of funds for four categories of mutual funds.
Click on the datafile logo to reference the data.
DATA file
Type of Fund
Domestic Equity
Number of Funds
Total Return (%)
9191
4.65
International Equity
2621
18.15
Hybrid
1419
2900
11.36
6.75
Specialty Stock
a. Using the number of funds as weights, compute the weighted average total return for these mutual funds. (to 2 decimals)
%
b. Is there any difficulty associated with using the "number of funds" as the weights in computing the weighted average total return in part (a)? Discuss. What else might be used for weights?
The input in the box below will not be graded, but may be reviewed and considered by your instructor.
c. Suppose you invested $10,000 in this group of mutual funds and diversified the investment by placing $2000 in Domestic Equity funds, $4000 in International Equity funds, $3000 in Specialty Stock…
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Chapter 1 Solutions
Finite Mathematics (11th Edition)
Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. Through (4,5) and...Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. Through (5,-4) and...Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. Through (8,4) and (8,...Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. Through (1,5) and...Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. y = xCh. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. y = 3x - 2Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. 5x - 9y = 11Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. 4x + 7y = 1Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. 9. x = 5Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. The x-axis
Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. y = 8Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. y = -6Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. A line parallel to 6x...Ch. 1.1 - Find the slope of each line. A line perpendicular...Ch. 1.1 - In Exercises 24, find an equation in...Ch. 1.1 - In Exercises 15-24, find an equation in...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 17ECh. 1.1 - In Exercises 15-24, find an equation in...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 19ECh. 1.1 - In Exercises 15-24, find an equation in...Ch. 1.1 - In Exercises 15-24, find an equation in...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 22ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 23ECh. 1.1 - In Exercises 15- find an equation in...Ch. 1.1 - In Exercises 34, find an equation for each line in...Ch. 1.1 - In Exercises 25-34, find an equation for each line...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 27ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 28ECh. 1.1 - In Exercises 25-34, find an equation for each line...Ch. 1.1 - In Exercises 25-34, find an equation for each line...Ch. 1.1 - In Exercises 25-34, find an equation for each line...Ch. 1.1 - In Exercises 25-34, find an equation for each line...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 33ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 34ECh. 1.1 - Do the points (4,3), (2,0), and (-18,-12) lie on...Ch. 1.1 - Find k so that the line through (4, -1) and (k, 2)...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 37ECh. 1.1 - Use slopes to show that the square with vertices...Ch. 1.1 - For the lines in Exercises and 40, which of the...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 40ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 41ECh. 1.1 - In Exercises 41 and estimate the slope of the...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 43ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 44ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 45ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 46ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 47ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 48ECh. 1.1 - Graph each equation. 2x - 3y = 12Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 50ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 51ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 52ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 53ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 54ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 55ECh. 1.1 - Graph each equation. y +8 = 0Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 57ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 58ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 59ECh. 1.1 - Graph each equation. 3x - 5y = 0Ch. 1.1 - Business and Economics Sales The sales of a small...Ch. 1.1 - Cost The total cost for a bakery to produce 100...Ch. 1.1 - Tuition The table lists the annual cost (in...Ch. 1.1 - Use of Cellular Telephones The following table...Ch. 1.1 - Consumer Price Index The Consumer Price Index...Ch. 1.1 - Life Sciences HIV Infection The time interval...Ch. 1.1 - Exercise Heart Rate To achieve the maximum benefit...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 68ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 69ECh. 1.1 - Social Sciences Child Mortality Rate The mortality...Ch. 1.1 - Immigration In 1950, there were 249.187 immigrants...Ch. 1.1 - Marriage The following Table lists the U.S. median...Ch. 1.1 - Prob. 73ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 74ECh. 1.1 - Prob. 75ECh. 1.2 - For Exercises 1-10, let f(x) = 7 - 5x and g(x) =...Ch. 1.2 - For Exercises 1-10, let f(x) = 7 - 5x and g(x) =...Ch. 1.2 - For Exercises 1-10, let f(x) = 7 - 5x and g(x) =...Ch. 1.2 - For Exercises 1-10, let f(x) = 7 - 5x and g(x) =...Ch. 1.2 - For Exercises 1-10, let f(x) = 7 - /em>x and g(x)...Ch. 1.2 - For Exercises 1-10, let f(x) = 7 - 5x and g(x) =...Ch. 1.2 - For Exercises 1-10, let f(x) = 7 - 5x and g(x) =...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 8ECh. 1.2 - For Exercises 1-10, let f(x) = 7 - 5x and g(x) =...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 10ECh. 1.2 - In Exercises 14, decide whether the statement is...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 12ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 13ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 14ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 15ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 16ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 17ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 18ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 20ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 22ECh. 1.2 - Assume that each situation can be expressed as a...Ch. 1.2 - Assume that each situation can be expressed as a...Ch. 1.2 - Assume that each situation can be expressed as a...Ch. 1.2 - Assume that each situation can be expressed as a...Ch. 1.2 - Business and Economics Supply and Demand Suppose...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 28ECh. 1.2 - Supply and Demand Let the supply and demand...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 30ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 32ECh. 1.2 - Break-Even Analysis Producing x units of tacos...Ch. 1.2 - Break-Even Analysis To produce x units of a...Ch. 1.2 - T-Shirt Cost Joanne Wendelken sells silk-screened...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 1.2 - Marginal Cost of Coffee The manager of a...Ch. 1.2 - Marginal Cost of a New Plant In deciding whether...Ch. 1.2 - Prob. 39ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 40ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 41ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 42ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 43ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 44ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 45ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 46ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 47ECh. 1.2 - Prob. 48ECh. 1.2 - Temperature Find the temperature at which the...Ch. 1.2 - General Interest Education Cost A recent budget...Ch. 1.3 - Suppose a positive linear correlation is found...Ch. 1.3 - Given a set of points, the least squares line...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 3ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 4ECh. 1.3 - The following problem is reprinted from the...Ch. 1.3 - The following problem is reprinted from the...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 7ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 8ECh. 1.3 - The following problem is reprinted from the...Ch. 1.3 - Business and Economics Consumer Durable Goods The...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 11ECh. 1.3 - Internet The percent of households with Internet...Ch. 1.3 - Landlines The percent of U.S. households with...Ch. 1.3 - Consumer Credit The total amount of consumer...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 15ECh. 1.3 - Air Fares Using Expedia, a discount travel...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 17ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 18ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 19ECh. 1.3 - Social Sciences Pupil-Teacher Ratios The following...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 21ECh. 1.3 - Ideal Partner Height In an introductory statistics...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 23ECh. 1.3 - Physical Sciences Length of a Pendulum Grandfather...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 25ECh. 1.3 - General Interest Football The following data give...Ch. 1.3 - Prob. 27ECh. 1.3 - Prob. 28ECh. 1.3 - Running If you think a marathon is a long race,...Ch. 1 - The following table gives the life expectancy at...Ch. 1 - The following table gives the life expectancy at...Ch. 1 - The following table gives the life expectancy at...Ch. 1 - The following table gives the life expectancy at...Ch. 1 - The following table gives the life expectancy at...Ch. 1 - Prob. 6EACh. 1 - Now look at the residuals as a fresh data set, and...Ch. 1 - Prob. 8EACh. 1 - Prob. 9EACh. 1 - Determine whether each statement is true or false,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2RECh. 1 - Prob. 3RECh. 1 - Prob. 4RECh. 1 - Prob. 5RECh. 1 - Prob. 6RECh. 1 - Prob. 7RECh. 1 - Prob. 8RECh. 1 - Prob. 9RECh. 1 - Prob. 10RECh. 1 - Prob. 11RECh. 1 - Prob. 12RECh. 1 - PRACTICE AND EXPLORATIONS What is marginal cost?...Ch. 1 - Prob. 14RECh. 1 - Prob. 15RECh. 1 - 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