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berenicecastro

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Hooptie Auto Company wanted to improve its competitive advantage by increasing the gas mileage of its top-selling model, the Super Sledd. The company managed to increase gas mileage from 16 miles per gallon to 28 miles per gallon. What percent increase is that?

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The average hourly wage rate in the Mexican manufacturing industry is only about 9.5 percent of the average hourly rate in the U.S. manufacturing industry. Suppose the rate in the United States is 13.92 per hour. What is the rate in Mexico? (Round to two decimal places.)


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manuelcastillo

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Reply #1 on: Jun 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

75 percent

Answer to Question 2

1.32


berenicecastro

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Reply 2 on: Jun 29, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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