An increase in consumer confidence and optimism toward the economy will:a. shift the AE Curve up. b. not shift the AE Curve at all, but move up along the existing AE Curve. c. shift the AE Curve down. d. not shift the AE Curve at all, but move down along the existing AE Curve.

The activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects.

Answer//no one seller can influence the price of the market;

The correct answer is:   6.99 billion (as 6.986 billion is rounded off (to nearest hundredth place)  to 6.99 billion)explanation: the given function is:   y = 6.2(1.01)^x (1)where x =    number of years after 2000it means that in 2012, the value of x would be 12 as the difference between 2012 and 2000 is 12 years.put x = 12 in equation (1): (1) => y =  6.2(1.01)^12 = 6.986 billion = 6.99 billion