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Quarterly Pine Pulpwood Prices In southwest Georgia, the average pine pulpwood prices vary predictably over the course of the year, primarily because of weather. Prices in
a. Sketch a graph of pulpwood prices as a function of the quarter in the year.
b. What formula for price
c. What formula for price
d. What formula for price
e. Write a formula for price
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