You decide to put $12,000 in a money market fund that pays interest at the annual rate of 8.4%, compounding it monthly. You plan to take the money out after one year and pay the income tax on the interest earned. You are in the 15% tax bracket. Find the total amount available to you after taxes.

You are an employee of an u. s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u. s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u. s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?

You are president of a large corporation. at a typical monthly meeting, each of your vice presidents gives standard area reports. in the past, these reports have been good, and the vps seem satisfied about their work. based on situational approach to leadership, which leadership style should you exhibit at the next meeting?

Describe three scenarios in which you might utilize mathematics to investigate a crime scene, accident scene, or to make decisions involving police practice. be sure to explain how math is used in police as they work through each scenario.