When an Ant Finds a Source of Food,such as an Open

question 36

Multiple Choice

When an ant finds a source of food,such as an open sugar bin in a kitchen,it returns to the nest leaving a trail that other ants can follow to the sugar.This is a case of

• A) innate knowledge of where food is located.
• B) a learned response that is an advantage of social insects.
• C) a pheromone pathway.
• D) marking territory.
• E) higher reasoning, just as a hiker leaving signs along a trail.

Determine the profit or loss realized at different selling prices.

Analyze the relationship between selling price, cost price, and profit rate.

Understand the practical implications of overhead and operating expenses on retail pricing.

Calculate the net proceeds from a sale after deductions like commissions.

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