Javier left his home country to become a gardener for a family in a suburb of San Francisco, California. One of the benefits of his new job is he can attend the community college near the family's home. However, when he arrived, he experienced the differences from a predominately socialist nation and a capitalist nation. Javier was dismayed to learn that public transportation in California was limited and expensive, making it difficult to get to school. For a negligible fee, the government in his home country provided public transportation for everyone. Javier's home country's economic system was more characteristic of .A. communism. B. pure capitalism. C. socialism. D. mercantilism.

Six years ago, an 80-kw diesel electric set cost $160,000. the cost index for this class of equipment six years ago was 187 and is now 194. the cost-capacity factor is 0.6. the plant engineering staff is considering a 120-kw unit of the same general design to power a small isolated plant. assume we want to add a precompressor, which (when isolated and estimated separately) currently costs $13291. determine the total cost of the 120-kw unit. (hint: skip $ and comma symbols)

If the reserve requirement is 10 percent, what amount of excess reserves does a bank acquire when a business deposits a $500 check drawn on another bank?

Over the past several years, joyce chen has been able to save regularly. as a result, today she has $54,188 in savings and investments. she wants to establish her own business in 5 years and feels she will need $100,000 to do so. a. if she can earn 6% on her money, how much will her $54,188 in savings/investments be worth in 5 years? will joyce have the $100,000 she needs? if not, how much more money will she need? b. given your answer to part a, how much will joyce have to save each year over the next 5 years to accumulate the additional money? assume she can earn interest at a rate of 6%. c. if joyce can afford to save only $4,000 a year then, given your answer to part a, will she have the $100,000 she needs to start her own business in 5 years?