Write the Word or Phrase That Best Completes Each Statement $1700 - 1780$

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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
-The population (in hundred thousands) for the Colonial United States in ten-year increments for the years $1700 - 1780$ is given in the table. (Source: 1998 Information Please Almanac) State whether the data can be more accurately modeled using an exponential function or a logarithmic function. Using a
graphing utility, find a model for population (in hundred thousands) as a function of decades since 1700.

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Variable Costs

Costs that vary directly with the level of production or service provision.

Scenario Analysis

A method of evaluating potential future events through examining different possible scenarios.

Optimistic Situation

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