The sales tax rate in Bergville is 6\%6%. During a sale at the Bergville Coat Closet, the price of a coat is discounted 20\ % from its 90.0090.00 price. Two clerks, Jack and Jill, calculate the bill independently. Jack rings up 90.0090.00 and adds 6\%6% sales tax, then subtracts 20\ % from this total. Jill rings up 90.0090.00, subtracts 20\ % of the price, then adds 6\%6% of the discounted price for sales tax. What is Jack's total minus Jill's total

It is estimated that over 100,000 students will apply to the top 30 m.b.a. programs in the united states this year. a. using the concept of net present value and opportunity cost, when is it rational for an individual to pursue an m.b.a. degree. b. what would you expect to happen to the number of applicants if the starting salaries of managers with m.b.a. degrees remained constant but salaries of managers without such degrees decreased by 20 percent

Qwest airlines has implemented a program to recycle all plastic drink cups used on their aircraft. their goal is to generate $7 million by the end of the recycle program's five-year life. each recycled cup can be sold for $0.005 (1/2 cent). a. how many cups must be recycled annually to meet this goal? assume uniform annual plastic cup usage and a 0% interest rate. b. repeat part (a) when the annual interest rate is 12%. c. why is the answer to part (b) less than the answer to part (a)?

Which of these makes a student loan different from other types of loans