<span>Option A. Greater consumption leads to unhappiness. Affluenza as a term was used as far back as the 50s by critics of consumerism to describe a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety, and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. This pursuit leads to more and more unhappiness. In their book "When Too Much is Never Enough" Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss pose the question: "If the economy has been doing so well, why are we not becoming happier? They argue that affluenza causes overconsumption because there's excess or surplus for rich consumers.</span>
Answer:
The present value of the contract is 0.5% higher if the rent is paid at the beginning of the month. That is equal to $11.28 for every $100 of rent.
Explanation:
if the rent is paid at the beginning of the month, the present value of the lease contract will be:
PV = monthly rent x PV annuity due factor
we are not given the monthly rent, but we know the PV annuity due factor for 0.5% and 24 periods = 22.67568
if the rent is paid at the end of the month, the PV = monthly rent x PV ordinary annuity factor
the PV ordinary annuity factor, 0.5%, 24 periods = 22.56287
assuming that the rent is $100 (just to calculate a %), the PV of an annuity due = $2,267.57
the PV of an ordinary annuity = $2,256.29
the difference between them = [($2,267.57 / $2,256.29) - 1] x 100 = 0.5%
<span>The organization that requires a 90-day supply of oil is the International Energy Agency (IEA). Each country in the organization must stock an amount of petroleum equivalent to this amount because of the organization's obligations.</span>
