Julia and Makayla work at Fruit Fusion, a smoothie shop.  Currently, they each work 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. With this setup, they are able to collectively produce 180 smoothies each day. Julia and Makayla each cost $300 per day (salary and benefits), and the daily overhead costs amount to $200. Ingredient cost is on a per smoothie basis and may be ignored. One of their friends, Lexi, asked if she could work full-time with them at Fruit Fusion.  She would initially cost  $275 per day (salary and benefits). The daily smoothie production is expected to increase to 290 smoothies with Lexi, and the overhead would increase to $350 per day due to additional equipment, insurance etc. Calculate the difference in multi-factor productivity between the current setup and the setup with Lexi (units should be Smoothies per $, round to three decimals i.e. X.xxx)

A local café is currently staffed by 4 workers, one at the register and three making specialty coffees.  The following table shows the number of customers the café served during their morning hours:   Hour Customers 6 AM 14 7 AM 19 8 AM 25 9 AM 24 10 AM 18 11 AM 13   What was the average productivity per worker, in customers/hour (Answer to 2 Decimal places X.xx)

Match the following branches of the U.S. government with their respective roles:

Cordelia Biosciences is deciding whether to open a small, medium, or large factory. Market analysis suggests a 40% probability of low demand and a 60% probability of high demand.  The NPVs of various scenarios are details below. Small factory: If demand is low, the net present value (NPV) will be $120,000. If demand is high, the company can either continue with the current setup and earn an NPV of $140,000 or expand the factory and earn an NPV of $160,000. Medium factory: If demand is low, the NPV will be $180,000. If demand is high, the company can either do nothing and realize an NPV of $110,000 or expand and earn an NPV of $170,000. Large factory: If demand is low, the NPV will be $70,000. If demand is high, the NPV will be $240,000. What is the expected monetary value of the best course of action?

The Rogerian argument will include a rebuttal of the opposing viewpoint. 

Deductive reasoning begins with premises–statements or assumptions on which an argument is based or from which _________ are drawn. 

A source has authority when a writer has the expertise to write about the subject. Always try to determine if the author is a recognized authority or simply a person who decided to write about a particular topic. 

If you make a statement like Everything in the Bible is true.   The Bible says Noah built an ark.  Therefore, Noah’s ark really existed. This is considered to be ________(3 words) because it presents a debatable statement that requires proof to show that it is actually true. 

When you have a clear __________, convincing support, and effective refutation of opposing arguments, you establish your credibility and go a long way toward convincing readers that you are someone worth listening to. 

When paraphrasing, you give the source’s main ideas in detail, but you use your own words.