31. people might withdraw money from interest-bearing accounts,
a. making the interest rate fall, if there is a surplus in the money market.
b. making the interest rate rise, if there is a surplus in the money market.
c. making the interest rate fall, if there is a shortage in the money market.
d. making the interest rate rise, if there is a shortage in the money market.

Suppose the number of equipment sales and service contracts that a store sold during the last six (6) months for treadmills and exercise bikes was as follows: treadmill exercise bike total sold 185 123 service contracts 67 55 the store can only sell a service contract on a new piece of equipment. of the 185 treadmills sold, 67 included a service contract and 118 did not.

Carmen’s beauty salon has estimated monthly financing requirements for the next six months as follows: january $ 9,000 april $ 9,000 february 3,000 may 10,000 march 4,000 june 5,000 short-term financing will be utilized for the next six months. projected annual interest rates are: january 9 % april 16 % february 10 may 12 march 13 june 12 what long-term interest rate would represent a break-even point between using short-term financing and long-term financing?

White truffles are a very prized and rare edible fungus that grow naturally in the countryside near alba, italy. suppose that it costs $200 per day to search for white truffles. on an average day, the total number of white truffles (t) found in alba is t = 20x − x 2 , where x is the number of people searching for white truffles on that day. white truffles can be sold for $100 each. if there is no regulation, how many more people will be searching for white truffles than the socially optimal number?