Jennifer is trying to decide what combination of music albums and dvds to buy. she has $45 to spend. dvds cost $15. albums cost $7.50. what consumption bundle does jennifer most prefer? utility from consumption quantity of dvds total utility from quantity of dvds quantity of albums total utility from quantity of albums 1 26 1 18 2 50 2 35 3 72 3 51 4 − 4 66 5 − 5 80 6 − 6 93 how individuals decide what to consume consumption bundle quantity of dvds quantity of albums total utility change in total utility gain/loss in total utility from the previous choice conclusion fewer dvds more albums
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Add the mips assembly language instructions (after main: ) to complete the following (in this order). do not skip steps. use other registers as needed. actions: 1. initialize the register $s0 to 35 2. prompt the user to enter a number, read the number and then put it into register $s1 3. prompt the user to enter a number, read the number and then put it into register $s2 4. store the value in $s1 into the memory at address 0x10010000. 5. store the value in $s2 into the memory at address 0x10010004. 6. calculate the value of $s0 - $s1 $s2 and store the result in the memory at address 0x10010008. 7. print the following output each on its own line. you will need to determine the location of each of the strings from the beginning of the memory segment a. your name b. the value in address 0x10010000 c. the value in address 0x10010004 d. the value in address 0x10010008 8. exchange or swap the values in $s1 and $s2 9. set the value in $s0 to -$s0

Guardian inc. is trying to develop an asset-financing plan. the firm has $450,000 in temporary current assets and $350,000 in permanent current assets. guardian also has $550,000 in fixed assets. assume a tax rate of 40 percent. a. construct two alternative financing plans for guardian. one of the plans should be conservative, with 70 percent of assets financed by long-term sources, and the other should be aggressive, with only 56.25 percent of assets financed by long-term sources. the current interest rate is 12 percent on long-term funds and 7 percent on short-term financing. compute the annual interest payments under each plan.

How do communism and socialism differ in terms of the role that government plays in the economy ?