Suppose you are a Social Security recipient. In 2006 you receive $700 per month in Social Security benefits. In October of that year the Social Security Administration announces that the cost-of-living adjustment for 2007 will be 3.2 percent, roughly matching the overall inflation rate. Instructions: Enter your response rounded to the nearest cent (two decimal places). a) How much will your 2007 monthly benefits be? $ b) In real terms, your benefits (Click to select) v Next 28 of 67

Prices for fresh fruit went up 9% last year and 3% this year. What is the average inflation rate percentage for fresh fruit over the 2-year period? Enter your answer as a percentage rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

a nation has had higher inflation recently. Last year, a basket of goods cost 360 but this year that same basked cost 396. suppose the nation's institutions succeeded in getting inflation down 2%. what would the basket of goods cost next year? (the answer should be 367.2, but I dont know how to get there)

Automobile insurance policies (contracts) typically are issued every 6 months. Consider an actual case during the tail part of 2018 where a policy was worth approximately $649. In March of 2019 the issued policy is projected to be approximately $700. Note that these costs are somewhat high. What is the rate of inflation in these policies over this time period? 2.  Los Angeles, CA and Atlanta, GA (ATL baby!!!) are two of the most well-known cities in the U.S. These cities are also very large (with LA being the larger of the two). Given that the number of people in the labor force was 6,827,958 (LA) and 3,097,603 (ATL), and the number of people out of work for Atlanta was 110, 713 and for LA was 285,764, what was the rates of unemployment for these two cities for December 2018?   3.  Here are some data for numbers of people in the labor force for some cities in the U.S.: Columbia, SC (400,750); Jacksonville, FL (775,809); Charlotte, NC (1,343,634), and Charleston, SC (379,429). What…