Timber values under Scribner scale: The following table compares dollar values per standard cord (128 cubic feet) to values per thousand board-feet under the Scribner scale for trees 12 inches in...

Timber values under Scribner scale: The following table compares dollar values per standard cord (128 cubic feet) to values per thousand board-feet under the Scribner scale for trees 12 inches in diameter.32

a. Make a table showing the average rate of change for each interval of values.

b. Would you expect the value per MBF Scribner to have a limiting value?

c. If you are selling timber from trees 12 inches in diameter, which is the better price: $25 per cord or $71 per MBF Scribner? What if you are buying the timber?