17. Assume that Princess Peach started a paper route on January 1, 1970. Since that day, at the end of every three (3) months (first deposit made on April 1, 1970), she deposited $500.00 into a savings account, which paid her interest of 4 percent annually but with quarterly compounding. On January 1, 1980, she took the balance in her savings account and transferred it to an account that paid 11.5% p. a. Assuming that Princess Peach did not deposit any additional money into the account after the transfer, how much did she have in her account on January 1, 2014

Suppose that in an economy the structural unemployment rate is 2.2 percent, the natural unemployment rate is 5.3 percent, and the cyclical unemployment rate is 2 percent. the frictional unemployment rate is percent and the actual unemployment rate (in this economy) is percent.

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.

Which term best describes the statement given below? if p = q and q = r, then p = r