Alternatively, the city could hold the number of officers constant and discourage parking violations by raising the fine for illegal parking. suppose the average probability of getting caught for parking illegally is currently 20% citywide, and the average opportunity cost of parking is, again, $25. the fine that would make the average person indifferent between searching for parking and parking illegally is $ , assuming that people will not park illegally if the expected value of doing so is negative.

Walter wants to deposit $1,500 into a certificate of deposit at the end of each ofthe next 6 years. the deposits will earn 5 percent compound annual interest. ifwalter follows through with his plan, approximately how much will be in his accountimmediately after the sixth deposit is made?

Two assets have the following expected returns and standard deviations when the risk-free rate is 5%: asset a e(ra) = 18.5% σa = 20% asset b e(rb) = 15% σb = 27% an investor with a risk aversion of a = 3 would find that on a risk-return basis. a. only asset a is acceptable b. only asset b is acceptable c. neither asset a nor asset b is acceptable d. both asset a and asset b are acceptable

On coral island in 2012, the labor force is 12,000, the unemployment rate is 10 percent, and the labor force participation rate is 60 percent. during 2013, 200 unemployed people found jobs and the working-age population increased by 1,000. the total number of people in the labor force did not change. the working-age population at the end of 2013 was the unemployment rate at the end of 2013 was round up to the second decimal. the labor force participation rate at the end of 2013 was round up to the second decimal.