Suppose Maria's parents want to pay for her undergraduate education at Bard College, which is a small liberal arts school in Upstate New York. Suppose that tuition costs $35,000 for the 1st year. Maria's parents are willing to pay up to $40,000 for the 1st year of tuition. Maria's parents have $35,000 in an FDIC insured certificate of deposit (CD) that contractually pays 5% over the course of the next year. Another bank will give Maria's parents a $35,000 student loan at 3% interest with no money down. The loan is only for 1 year and the interest payment and principal payment are due at the end of the year. Instructions: Use the information in the preface to answer the following questions in an essay format: 1) Should Maria's parents take out a student loan, or should they pay the tuition with the balance in their bank account?
2) Is there any risk or variability in the outcomes of their decision? Explain your reasoning.

Sally is buying a home and the closing date is set for april 20th. the annual property taxes are $1,234.00 and have not been paid yet. using actual days, how much will the buyer be credited and the seller be debited

Suppose there are three types of consumers who attend concerts at your university’s performing arts center: students, staff, and faculty. each of these groups has a different willingness to pay for tickets; within each group, willingness to pay is identical. there is a fixed cost of $1,000 to put on a concert, but there are essentially no variable costs. for each concert: i. there are 140 students willing to pay $20. (ii) there are 200 staff members willing to pay $35. (iii) there are 100 faculty members willing to pay $50. a) if the performing arts center can charge only one price, what price should it charge? what are profits at this price? b) if the performing arts center can price discriminate and charge two prices, one for students and another for faculty/staff, what are its profits? c) if the performing arts center can perfectly price discriminate and charge students, staff, and faculty three separate prices, what are its profits?

In the 1970s, kmart used blue light specials to encourage customers to flock to a particular department having a temporary sale. a spinning blue light activated for approximately 30 seconds, and then an in-store announcement informed shoppers of the special savings in the specific department. over time, loyal kmart shoppers learned to flock to the department with the spinning blue light before any announcement of special savings occurred. if kmart was employing classical conditioning techniques, what role did the spinning blue light play?