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B754: Adolescent Pregnancies In Maine: A Demographic Analysis, Richard A. Cook, Walter G. Mcintire, Rose-Marie C. Louten Apr 1979

B754: Adolescent Pregnancies In Maine: A Demographic Analysis, Richard A. Cook, Walter G. Mcintire, Rose-Marie C. Louten

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Information concerning teenage pregnancy in Maine is limited. Published data have been incomplete and fail to provide for adequately planning specific health and/or educational programs. This research was designed to examine data pertaining to fertility patterns of women 19 years of age and younger in Maine by county, by city, by age of mother, and by birth order of child.


B756: Factors Affecting The Unit Costs Of Milk Distribution, Homer B. Metzger Jan 1979

B756: Factors Affecting The Unit Costs Of Milk Distribution, Homer B. Metzger

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Large variation in unit costs among firms performing essentially the same functions is characteristic of the milk distribution industry. This is so despite their operating under economic conditions which provide generally similar prices for goods and services needed for processing and delivery operations. Presumably the special character of the firms in terms of size, management, age of facilities, and equipment may account for cost differences. What the factors may be is import ant to understanding the ability of firms to operate profitably under a pricing system in which prices received for products sold are largely determined by the lowest cost …