Lisa opened a restaurant shop. If Lisa had not started this business, she would have continued to work as an employee at another restaurant for $35,000 a year. During the first year of operation, Lisa paid $5,000 for taxes, $10,000 in wages, and $15,000 to her suppliers. She rented a building for $12,000 a year. To buy equipment for the business, she withdrew $20,000 from her savings account, which earned an annual interest rate of 2 percent. The restaurant's total annual revenue was $95,000

Americans often speak of their country as one of several large regions.  these regions are cultural units rather than governmental units --  formed by history and geography and shaped by the economics, literature and folkways that all the parts of a region share. what makes one region different from another? a region's multicultural heritage as well as distinct demographic characteristics like age and occupation make regions different and special. within several regions, language is used differently and there are strong dialects. there are also differences in outlook and attitude based on geography.