In fiscal 2015, Macy's reported cost of goods sold (before shrinkage) of $16.5 billion, ending inventory for 2015 of $5.5 billion, and ending inventory for the previous year (2014) of $5.4 billion. Required: If the cost of inventory purchases was $16.9 billion, what was the cost of shrinkage during 2015? (Enter your answer in billions rounded to 1 decimal place.)

The green revolution is a scientific breakthrough that improved seeds for basic crops. how did the green revolution impact the supply of basic crops such as wheat and corn? the supply of wheat and corn increased. there was no impact on the supply of basic crops. the supply of basic crops did not change, but the quantity supplied of basic crops increased. the supply of wheat and corn decreased.