John paid $10,000 in mortgage interest last year. He and his wife earned $150,000 from their jobs last year. Based on their circumstances, they can deduct the mortgage interest from their taxable income, meaning they only have to pay federal income tax on what amount?

The management of a supermarket wants to adopt a new promotional policy of giving a free gift to every customer who spends > a certain amount per visit at this supermarket. the expectation of the management is that after this promotional policy is advertised, the expenditures for all customers at this supermarket will be normally distributed with a mean of $95 and a standard deviation of $20. if the management wants to give free gifts to at most 10% of the customers, what should the amount be above which a customer would receive a free gift?

John's pizzeria and equilibrium john is selling his pizza for $6 per slice in an area of high demand. however, customers are not buying his pizza. using what you learned about the principles of equilibrium, write three to four sentences about how john could solve his problem.

If a government accumulates chronic budget deficits over time, what's one possible result? a. a collective action problem b. a debt crisis c. regulatory capture d. an unfunded liability