Answer:
a. 116.9 and the inflation rate was 16.9%
Explanation:
<u>Definition</u>
Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a statistical measure that is constructed using a weighted average market basket of consumer goods and services produced by a household.
CPI = (Cost of market basket ₓ / Cost of market basket ₓ₁) * 100
where x = present year(2014) and x1 = base year(2012)
CPI = (90/77) * 100
CPI = 116.88
CPI = 116.9 (to 1 decimal place)
Inflation =<u>Current year basket cost - Base year basket cost</u> * 100
Base year basket cost
Inflation = <u>90-77</u> * 100
77
Inflation = 16.88
Inflation = 16.9% ( to 1 decimal place)
Answer: 10%
Explanation:
The Capital Asset Pricing Model or CAPM for short can be used to calculate expected return in the following manner,
Expected return = Rf+B(Rm-Rf)
Rf = Risk free rate
B = Beta
Rm= Market return.
Plugging the figures in we have
Expected return = Rf+B(Rm-Rf)
= 0.04 + 1(0.1 - 0.04)
= 0.1
= 10%
Answer:
The answer is 16 years.
Explanation:
The formula for calculating the value of an investment that is compounded annually is given by:
Where:
is the number of years the investment is compounded,
is the annual interest rate,
is the principal investment.
We know the following:
And we want to clear the value <em>n</em> from the equation.
The problem can be resolved as follows.
<u>First step:</u> divide each member of the equation by 
:
<u>Second step:</u> apply logarithms to both members of the equation:
<u>Third step:</u> apply the logarithmic property 
in the second member of the equation:
Fourth step: divide both members of the equation by 
We can round up the number and conclude that it will take 16 years for $10,000 invested today in bonds that pay 6% interest compounded annually, to grow to $25,000.
The Earned Income Credit is one alternative to PRICE controls
Answer:
Nonstructured pricing
Explanation:
Nonstructured pricing is also called copy cat method of pricing and involves a pricing that is based on prices charged by similar businesses for a product or service. The business copy cats the prices of competitors. On the other hand structured pricing is done based on the firm's internal determination of the value of a product.
A restaurateur visits two restaurants with themes similar to his and prices his menu to approximate the prices charged for similar dishes at the other restaurants. He is using no structured pricing.
