In the United States, the federal minimum wage sparks debate. Critics claim that the minimum wage creates unemployment through an unnatural price floor. Supporters say that a minimum wage is needed to help low-wage workers. Document B. "In the House debate last week, opponent s again claimed that the small business community is vehemently opposed to an increase. They think small businesses will suffer or collapse even with our modest increase. That's preposterous. A recent Gallup poll found that 86% of small business owners don't think that the minimum wage affects their business-at all. In fact, small businesses have historically prospered after past increases. More than half the states have already acted to increase minimum wages above the federal level today, and these states are generating more small businesses than states with a minimum wage of $5.15 an hour." According to Document B, how does raising the minimum wage affect small businesses? A. It forces small businesses to lay off workers. B. Small businesses prospered after previous minimum wage increases. C. Small businesses strongly oppose an increase. D. Without a minimum wage increase, small businesses will collapse.

The U.S. Congress first instituted a minimum wage in?

Find the next three terms in each sequence.

$$5,-10,20,-40, \cdots, \cdots,\cdots$$

(a) On May 25, 2007, President George W. Bush signed a bill to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps: to $5.85 per hour starting in July 2007; to$6.55 per hour starting in July 2008; and to $7.25 per hour starting in July 2009. What are some possible results of raising the minimum wage? (b) Why do you think the government chose to raise the minimum wage in stages, rather than all at once? (c) Do you think this is a good strategy? Why or why not?

A 5.0-L flask contains a mixture of ammonia and nitrogen at 27°C and a total pressure of 3.00 atm. The sample of gas is allowed to flow from the flask until the pressure in the flask has fallen to 1.00 arm. The gas that escapes is passed through 1.50 L of 0.200 M acetic acid. All the ammonia in the gas that escapes is absorbed by the solution and turns out to be just sufficient to neutralize the acetic acid present. The volume of the solution does not change significantly. (a) Will the electrical conductivity of the aqueous solution change significantly as the gas is absorbed? Give equations for any reactions, and calculate the final concentrations of the principal ions present (if any) at the end. (b) Calculate the percentage by mass of ammonia in the flask initially.

Factor completely each polynomial. If the polynomial cannot be factored, say it is prime. $x^{3}+2 x^{2}-x-2$

Determine whether the function given by the table is linear, exponential, or neither. If the function is linear, find a linear function that models the data. If it is exponential, find an exponential function that models the data.

x f(x) -1 1 0 2 1 4 2 6 3 10

What is the energy (in eV) of a photon of visible light that has a wavelength of 500 nm?

The United States exports services and imports coffee. Why does the United States gain from exporting services and importing coffee? How do economists measure the net gain from this international trade?

A 0.10-kg apple falls off a tree branch that is 2.0 m above the grass. The apple sinks 0.060 m into the grass while stopping. Determine the force that the grass exerts on the apple while stopping it. Indicate any assumptions you made.

Which of the following is not included in physical science? a. physics b. chemistry c. astronomy d. zoology

An integrand with trigonometric functions in the numerator and denominator can often be converted to a rational integrand using the substitution u=tann(x/2) or equivalently x=2

$$\tan ^ { - 1 } u$$

. The following relations are used in making this change of variables.

$$A : d x = \frac { 2 } { 1 + u ^ { 2 } } d u \quad B : \sin x = \frac { 2 u } { 1 + u ^ { 2 } } \quad C : \cos x = \frac { 1 - u ^ { 2 } } { 1 + u ^ { 2 } }$$

. Evaluate

$$\int \frac { d x } { 1 + \sin x }$$

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Create a word web in which you describe Israel's agriculture, cities, industry, and the challenges it faces.

A lottery has 100 tickets which are placed in a barrel. Three tickets are drawn at random from the barrel, without replacement, to decide 3 prizes. If John has 3 tickets in the lottery, determine his probability of winning: first prize