al salary of $40.00) She rented space for bill averaged $300 oue in the first year What is Mary's pretax economic 58. Mary left a job with an annual sal to open her own business. She ren $1.000 per month; her utility bill ave, ner month; and her total revenue in was $50,000. What is profit for the first year? (A) $38,700 (B) $34,400 (C) $24,400 (D) $ 5,600 59. Assume that a plot of the distribution of 100 measurements of some variable is symmetrical. Two observations, which are at least 3 standard deviations above the center of the original distribution, are now added to the 100 measurements. Which of the following statements must be true? (A) The new distribution will be skewed to the left with the mean greater than the median. (B) The new distribution will be skewed to the left with the median greater than the mean. (C) The new distribution will be skewed to the right with the mean greater than the median. (D) The new distribution will be skewed to the right with the median greater than the mean. 60. Which of the following is the most appropriate costing system for a painting contractor to use when determining the cost of completing each painting contract? (A) Standard costing (B) Job-order costing (C) Absorption costing (D) Contribution costing