In a 1998 episode of The Simpsons, mogul Monty Burns and Homer Simpson try to buy protection from tax evasion and a small island in Cuba with a one billion dollar bill that Mr. Burns stole from the U. S. Treasury in 1941. (Homer almost used this bill in a vending machine!) How much would have this protection and island cost Mr. Burns in 1941 (as opposed to 1998) assuming a 4.5 percent annual increase in the value of this Cuba deal

$527.7.if the following was the question  $527.7 is the answer.students who are trying to raise funds have an agreement with a local pizza chain. the chain has agreed to sell them pizzas at a discount, which the students can then resell to families in the local community for a profit. it is expected that of the 500 families in the community, at most 70% will buy pizza. based on a survey of their personal preferences, the students believe that they should order no more than 120 cheese pizzas, no more than 150 pepperoni pizzas, and no more than 100 vegetarian pizzas. they also want to make sure that at least 20% of the total pizzas are cheese and at least 50% of the pizzas are pepperoni. they make a profit of $1.45, $1.75, and $1.98, respectively, for each cheese, pepperoni, and vegetarian pizza they resell. how many pizzas of each type should they buy?

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