Olivia has taken out a $13,100 unsubsidized stafford loan to pay for her college education. she plans to graduate in four years. the loan has a duration of ten years and an interest rate of 7.6%, compounded monthly. by the time olivia graduates, how much greater will the amount of interest capitalized be than the minimum amount that olivia could pay to prevent interest capitalization? round all dollar values to the nearest cent

Which of the following statements is not correct? 1) trade allows for specialization. 2) trade has the potential to benefit all nations. 3) trade allows nations to consume outside of their production possibilities curves. 4) absolute advantage is the driving force of specialization.

Highland company produces a lightweight backpack that is popular with college students. standard variable costs relating to a single backpack are given below

4. suppose that pollution in a neighborhood comes from two factories, with marginal benefit curves given by mb1 = 12 – p1 and mb2 = 8 – p2. the level of pollution in the neighborhood is given by p = p1 + p2. the government wants to limit pollution by instituting a pollution-rights market. the government’s desired level of p is 10, so it prints 10 pollution rights and offers them for sale to the firms.a)find the equilibrium selling price of a pollution right, as well as the allocation of rights (and hence pollution levels) across the two factories. b)repeat part (a) for the case where the government’s desired level of pollution equals 14. c)comment on the usefulness of a pollution rights market in achieving efficient levels of pollution abatement.