Rollie Gusewelle has his auto dealer install auto seat covers on his used car. The seat covers costs $189.99 and installation another$45.89. The sales tax rate is 4. 7 % but is not applied to labor. What is the total cost of the seat covers to Rollie?

During the Gilded Age, how did the U.S. Congress act to regulate business practices?

a) Congress passed laws that supported laissez-faire policies to help businesses grow.

b) Congress was concerned about workers, so they passed laws that guaranteed a minimum wage.

c) Congress did not pass laws that would control the growth of monopolies.

d) Congress passed laws that ensured workplace safety.

After work Gladys Schroeder used the ATM to deposit her paycheck for $638.77 and to withdraw$200 cash. If her starting bank balance was $418.03, what is her new balance?

A piano tuner replaced two strings and four felts in a piano and then tuned it. He charged $10.35 each for the strings and$3.45 each for the felts. He also charged $75 to tune the piano. A state tax rate of 5.5 % was applied to everything but the tuning. What was the sales tax? What was the total bill?

Sherman Cole worked five days last week and earned these amounts: $\$ 95.04, \$ 88.42, \$ 83.97, \$ 96.31$, and $\$ 103.49$. What average amount per day did Sherman earn during these five days, rounded to the nearest cent?

On Wednesday, five employees of the Wilson Tile Company earned an average gross pay of $\$ 136$ for the day. Four of the employees earned these amounts on that day: $\$ 138, \$ 127, \$ 139$, and $\$ 151$. How much did the fifth employee earn on Wednesday?

A queen-size mattress and box springs set that regularly sells for $1,499 is on sale for$1,349 .10.

How much would you save by buying the set on sale?

Arif Filani paid $600 for a satellite dish antenna and modem and$199 for their installation to StarNet, a satellite ISP. The company offers access fees of $69.99 a month or$469.95 a year for unlimited access

Julio Rivera buys Internet access from his telephone company . He pays $85 in installation fees,$199 for a modem kit, and a monthly fee of $49.95 for 768 kbps, unlimited access to the Internet. The access fee also includes one voice telephone line. So, he cancels one of his existing telephone lines costing$18. 9 5 a month. What is the net cost for Internet access for the first year?

At the start of the day, Grace Williams' checking account had a $201.87 balance. She used her debit card to pay$56.12 for groceries and $28.45 for cleaning. Grace then transferred$150 to her checking account from savings using her bank's ATM. She also directed her bank to transfer funds electronically from her checking account to pay a charge account bill of $187.12. What was the balance of Grace's checking account at the end of the day?

Zora Omar had a balance of $1,189.17 in her checking account. She wrote checks for$62.41, $224.14,$12.92, and $357.16. Her deposits were$197.34 and $879.13. What was Zora's new bank balance?

A piano is priced at $2,589 in a state with a 4.5 % sales tax. What is the sales tax amount? What is the total cost of the piano?

Jorge Rodriguez earns an annual salary of $\$48,000$. Find his gross wages for each given pay period.

monthly.

According to the Oil & Gas Journal, the proven oil reserves existing in the world in 2009 consisted of 1,342 billion barrels. In that year, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that the world daily oil production was $72.26$ million barrels a day.

a. At this rate, for how many years will the proven oil reserves last? Discuss the Malthusian view in the context of the number you just calculated.

b. In order to do the calculations in part a, what did you assume about the total quantity of oil reserves over time? About oil prices over time? Are these assumptions consistent with the Malthusian view on resource limits?

c. Discuss how market forces may affect the amount of time the proven oil reserves will last, assuming that no new oil reserves are discovered and that the demand curve for oil remains unchanged.

Clara Gorbea's March credit card statement had a previous balance of $\$ 185.86$, new purchases of $\$ 216.39$, a membership fee of $\$25$. a finance charge of $\$4.76$. and a payment of $\$ 200$. What was her new balance?