1. Your two variables are consumption and income. Which is the dependent variable and which is the independent variable?

Suppose Devon is an avid reader and buys only reusable tote bagses. Devon deposits $2,000 into a savings account that pays an annual nominal interest rate of 20%. Assume this interest rate is fixed, and so it will not change over time. On the day she makes her deposit, suppose that a reusable tote bags has a price of $20.00. Initially, Devon's $2,000 deposit has a purchasing power of reusable tote bagses. For each of the annual inflation rates given in the following table, first determine the new price of a reusable tote bags, assuming it rises at the rate of inflation. Then enter the corresponding purchasing power of Devon's deposit after one year in the first row of the table for each inflation rate. Finally, enter the value for the real interest rate at each of the given inflation rates. Hint: Round your answers in the first row down to the nearest reusable tote bags. For example, if you find that the deposit will cover 20.7 reusable tote bagses, you would round the purchasing power…

Demand for your firm's products is related to the state of the economy. If the economy is expanding next year, the company estimates sales to be $120 million. If there is a recession next year, sales are assessed to be $40 million. Otherwise, sales are estimated at $70 million. Economists have estimated the chances that the economy will be either expanding, in a recession, or normal next year to be 20%, 30%, and 50% respectively. Calculate the expected annual sales. Enter your numerical answer: expected annual sales: $ million

Carl is an insurance representative who attempts to sell home insurance to 140 customers per year. If he expects 65.1% of these sales to be successful, how many sales will be successful? Provide your answer to two decimal places.