Premise:
"It shows that when vehicle costs are added, the difference in cost per box per day between city and rural carriers depends heavily on which labor cost is used."
Hypothesis: Regardless of the vehicle costs, labor costs didn't have a significant effect on the cost per box on a day-to-day basis.

no

Premise:
"Hostess Rosie O'Donnell and a parade of non-theater celebrity presenters get the credit for the big audience, but critics pan O'Donnell's transparent rip-off of Billy Crystal's Oscars shtick."
Hypothesis: O'Donnell copied Billy Crystal's Oscar act.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"The analysis concludes that the quantifiable costs associated with the rule are $600,000 for the Pension Consultant exemption, $18,000 for the Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization exemption, $300,000 for the Affiliated Adviser exemption, and $8,700 for the New Adviser exemption for a total of $926,700."
Hypothesis: The analysis provided the quantifiable cost figures for several exemptions.
yes