Which of the following factors helps explain the reason for the initiation of the Renaissance in Italy?

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If 2 m3 of a gas at 22oC and 1 atm of pressure is placed under a pressure of 4.5 atm, the temperature of the gas rises to 42o C. What is the new volume in m3 ? Round answer to the thousandths place.

What Fahrenheit temperature is 148 K?

You write one ABC July 135 (X= 135) call contract (equaling 100 shares) for a premium of $15. You hold the option until the expiration date when ABC stock sells for $142 per share. You will realize a __________ on the investment.

The current price of the stock of ABC is $145 per share, and the price of a 3-month call option at an exercise price of $145 is $5.40. If the risk-free interest rate is 8.00% per year, what must be the price of a 3-month put option on ABC stock at an exercise price of $145?  (assume the interest rate is not continuously compounded)

Suppose a meter stick is calibrated at 180 C . If the room temperature rise to 24o C, what is the change in length in meters of the meter stick?

If a stock price increases, the price of a put option on the stock will __________ and the price of a call option on the stock will __________. 

A call option on X Corp. has an exercise price of $30. The current stock price of X Corp. is $32. The call option is __________.   

A cube of ice is taken from the freezer at 0o C and placed in a Styrofoam container filled with 1100 g of water at 22o C. The final situation is observed to be all water at 19o C in thermal equililbrium.  What was the mass of the ice cube in kg?   and c = 4190) Round to the thousandths place.