You are considering buying one of two brands of barbecue grills. brand f costs $650 and will last for about fifteen years. brand g costs $200 and will last for about five years, so you will need to buy three of them over the years to equal one brand f grill. in either case, you plan to pay for the grill with your credit card, which has an interest rate of 13.01%, compounded monthly. you will pay off a brand f grill in five years of monthly payments, and you will pay off a brand g grill in three years of monthly payments. assuming that you have no other purchases on your credit card, over a fifteen-year period, which kind of grill will be cheaper, and how much cheaper will it be? (round all dollar values to the nearest cent.) a. brand g will end up costing $159.48 less than brand f. b. brand g will end up costing $50.00 less than brand f. c. brand f will end up costing $134.28 less than brand g. d. brand f will end up costing $91.08 less than brand g.

Read the excerpt from act 3 of a doll’s house. mrs. linde: you seemed to me to imply that with me you might have been quite another man. krogstad: i am certain of it. mrs. linde: is it too late now? krogstad: christine, are you saying this deliberately? yes, i am sure you are. i see it in your face. have you really the courage, then—? mrs. linde: i want to be a mother to someone, and your children need a mother. we two need each other. nils, i have faith in your real character—i can dare anything together with you. krogstad [grasps her hands]. , , christine! now i shall find a way to clear myself in the eyes of the world. ah, but i forgot— how does the conflict in this passage develop a theme? mrs. linde creates a conflict by promising something she cannot give to krogstad, which develops the theme that empty promises can destroy relationships. krogstad continues the conflict by choosing clearing his name over having a life with mrs. linde, which develops the theme that you must often choose yourself over others. krogstad creates a conflict by deceiving mrs. linde about his intentions, which develops the theme that, in love, actions speak louder than words. mrs. linde resolves the conflict by committing to a new life with krogstad, which develops the theme that new beginnings are always possible.