For statistical tests of significance about the coefficients, the null hypothesis is that the slope is 1

A single family residence, which had an assessed value much lower than the current market value, was sold on October 1 at its current market value. The new owners will be obligated to pay:

A: Only the prorated amount of taxes based on the March 1 assessed value; B: The regular payment due November 1, plus an additional month's taxes for October, based on the March 1 assessed value; C: The regular payment due November 1, plus an additional month's taxes for October, based on the new assessed value; D: A supplemental tax based on the difference between the old assessed value and the new assessed value for the remaining months of the fiscal year.

Suppose you are a sales representative for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in Japan. You are trying to convince Toshiba to buy your company's superfast Opteron microprocessor for its new laptop computer

Toshiba's representative seems interested, but eventually does not actually place an order. Confidentially, the representative tells you that he is afraid that Intel will withhold shipments of its Pentium 4 if he does business with AMD. Thinking about Intel's role in this scenario, which of the following elements of the five forces model is evident here? A) barriers to entry B) bargaining power of suppliers C) bargaining power of buyers D) threat of substitute products E) threat of new entrants