Lara has earned $20 mowing grass around her neighborhood. she takes her money to the bookstore and purchases a cd for $11.99. she wants to buy a book as well, but she has to choose between the hardcover for $12 and the softcover for six dollars. lara's use of her money and the decision she makes best illustrate which two functions of money?

Say a certain manufacturing industry has 63.1 thousand jobs in 2008, but is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 1.7 thousand jobs per year from 2008 to 2018. assuming this holds true, what will be this industry’s percent change from 2008 to 2018? a. 70% b. -27% c. -17% d. -75%

Norman jones, an economic historian at the university of utah, has described the views of the ancient greek philosopher aristotle on interest: aristotle defined money as a good that was consumed by use. unlike houses and fields, which are not destroyed by use, money must be spent to be used. there- fore, as we cannot rent food, so we cannot rent money. moreover, money does not reproduce. a house or a flock can produce new value by use, so it is not unreasonable to ask for a return on their use. money, being barren, should not, therefore, be expected to produce excess value. thus, interest is unnatural. what did aristotle mean in arguing that money is “barren”? why would money being barren mean that lenders should not charge interest on loans? do you agree with aristotle’s reasoning? briefly explain.

Put these events in the correct order #1-4. cause: world war 1 caused heavy casualties and property damage throughout europe. many people barely had enough food to eat or coal to stay warm. what happened next? question 1 options: russia, now led by lenin, became the first communist nation in history. communism soon spread to many small countries near russia, and eventually spread to cuba, china, and vietnam. led by vladimir lenin, a group called the bolshevik party gained the support of the people and overthrew russia’s monarchy, killing czar nicholas ii and his family. russian citizens, who were starving and poor, became angry at the ruling class who held all of the nation’s wealth. (write them in order of which they happened)