Acountry reports the total expenditures on the fixed cpi basket for the past three years. the cost of the cpi basket in 2010 was $23,000, the cost of the cpi basket for the reference base period, 2011, was $23,805, and the cost of the cpi basket in 2012 was $24,500. the cpi for 2012 is a. 106.5. b. 97.2. c. 245.0. d. 102.9. e. 93.9.

Which of the following is an example of an unsought good? a. cameron purchases a new bike. b. jordan buys paper towels. c. taylor buys cupcakes from her favorite bakery. d. riley buys new windshield wipers for her car.

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above

During the holiday season, maria's department store works with a contracted employment agency to bring extra workers on board to handle overflow business, and extra duties such as wrapping presents. maria's is using during these rush times.