Sue Gastineau borrowed $17,000 from Regions Bank at a rate of 5.5% to open her lingerie shop. The date of the loan was March 5. Sue hoped to repay the loan on September 19. Assuming the loan is based on ordinary interest, Sue will pay back how much in interest expense?

Select the correct answers. mila is at a flea market. she has $50 in her wallet. she decides that she will spend $15 on jewelry, $20 on a pair of jeans, $5 on a t-shirt, and $10 on something to eat. she likes a one-of-a-kind t-shirt, but the seller is not ready to sell it for less than $8. she thinks of five ways to deal with this situation. which two choices indicate a trade-off?

Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i.e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”

Arnold rossiter is a 40-year-old employee of the barrington company who will retire at age 60 and expects to live to age 75. the firm has promised a retirement income of $20,000 at the end of each year following retirement until death. the firm's pension fund is expected to earn 7 percent annually on its assets and the firm uses 7% to discount pension benefits. what is barrington's annual pension contribution to the nearest dollar for mr. rossiter? (assume certainty and end-of-year cash flows.)