An investor has $60,000 to invest in a $280,000 property. he can obtain either a $230,000 loan at 8.5% for 20 years or an $180,000 loan at 9% for 20 years and a second mortgage for $40,000 at 11% for 20 years. all loans require monthly payments and are fully amortizing. • what alternative should the investor choose, assuming ownership for the full loan term?

In june 2009, at the trough of the great recession, the bureau of labor statistics announced that of all adult americans, 140,196,000 were employed, 14,729,000 were unemployed and 80,729,000 were not in the labor force. use this information to calculate: a. the adult population b. the labor force c. the labor-force participation rate d. the unemployment rate