Score skateboard company is a small firm that designs and manufactures skateboards for high school and collage students who want effective fast transpiration around campus. score has two employees who receive $1,100 gross pay semimonthly pay period and four employees who receive $150 gross pay per semimonthly pay period. the company owner and manager, Christie needs to determine how much to include in her budget for each employees. starting in January score will be contributing $75 per pay period to each employees retirement fund. a. calculate the cost to score for an employee with $1,100 gross pay in the first pay period in January.

b. calculate the cost to score for an employee with $850 gross pay in the first pay period in January.

c. Calculate the total gross pay semimonthly pay for all six employees.

When a shortage or a surplus arises in the loanable funds market a. the supply of loanable funds changes to return the economy to its original real interest rate b. the nominal interest rate is pulled to the new equilibrium level c. the demand for loanable funds changes to return the economy to its original real interest rate d. the real interest rate is pulled to the new equilibrium level

The new york times (nov. 30, 1993) reported that “the inability of opec to agree last week to cut production has sent the oil market into turmoil . . [leading to] the lowest price for domestic crude oil since june 1990.” why were the members of opec trying to agree to cut production? so they could save more oil for future consumption so they could lower the price so they could raise the price why do you suppose opec was unable to agree on cutting production? because each country has a different production capacity because each country experiences different production costs because each country has an incentive to cheat on any agreement the newspaper also noted opec’s view “that producing nations outside the organization, like norway and britain, should do their share and cut production.” what does the phrase “do their share” suggest about opec’s desired relationship with norway and britain? opec would like norway and britain to keep their production levels high. opec would like norway and britain to act competitively. opec would like norway and britain to join the cartel.

During the economic periods of , the economy is at its highest point and unemployment is low, in addition, total income is high and consumers are willing to buy products and services.