Members of the federal reserve expressed concerns about future inflation at their may meeting, leading them to vote unanimously for a policy directive leaning toward an increase in interest rates, according to minutes of the meeting released thursday. while the [federal open market committee] members agreed that recent improvements in the nation’s productivity allowed more room for noninflationary economic growth, they worried that growth, which came in at a 4.3 percent annual rate in the first quarter, was still too rapid to keep inflation under control. source: “fed worried about future inflation,” the washington post, july 1, 1999. according to the passage, what factor in the economy was to hold prices down as the economy grew? a. productivity improvements c. federal reserve policy decisions b. high interest rates d. low interest rates

The owners of backstreets italian restaurant are considering starting a delivery service forpizza and their other italian dishes in the small college town where they are located. theycan purchase a used delivery van and have it painted with their name and logo for $21,500.they can hire part-time drivers who will work in the evenings from 5 p. m. to 10 p. m. for$8 per hour. the drivers are mostly college students who study at the restaurant when theyare not making deliveries. during the day, there are so few deliveries that the regular employeescan handle them. the owners estimate that the van will last 5 years (365 days per year)before it has to be replaced and that each delivery will cost about $1.35 in gas and othermaintenance costs (including tires, oil, scheduled service, they also estimate that onaverage each delivery order will cost $15 for direct labor and ingredients to prepare andpackage, and will generate $34 in revenue. a. how many delivery orders must backstreets make each month in order for the service to break even? b. the owners believe that if they have approximately the break-even number of deliveries during the week, they will at least double that number on fridays, saturdays, and sundays. if that’s the case, how much profit will they make, at a minimum, from their delivery service each month (4 weeks per month)?

:; )write a paragraph of two to three sentences and describe what will happen to a society that does not have a productive workforce?

En major recording acts are able to play at the stadium. if the average profit margin for a concert is $175,000, how much would the stadium clear for all of these events combined?