In maricaibo, incandescent lightbulbs are being replaced with fluorescent lightbulbs, which have fewer negative effects and many more significant benefits. however, the energy efficiency of fluorescent lightbulbs has driven down the price of lightbulbs so significantly that incandescent lightbulbs can no longer compete. after six months, everybody has switched to the cheaper and better fluorescent lightbulbs. assume that spectacula consumes the same quantity of lightbulbs now as they did six months ago. select the choice that best describes the short‑run effects of this industrial change on spectacula's gdp and its standard of living.
a. there is not enough information to answer the question.
b. gdp increases and standard of living decreases.
c. gdp and standard of living both decrease.
d. gdp decreases and standard of living increases.
e. gdp and standard of living both increase.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of raising and lowering the required reserve ratio? a. to make sure that government spending does not result in either a surplus or deficit. b. to stimulate economic growth by making it less expensive for producers to get loans. c. to manage the economy by increasing or decreasing the amount of loans being made. d. to regulate the activity of private banks to assure an equitable distribution of wealth. 2b2t

Needs to schedule the staffing of the center. it is open from 8am until midnight. larry has monitored the usage of the center at various times of the day and determined that the following number of computer consultants are required: time of dayminimum number of consultants required to be on duty8 am-noon4noon-4 pm84pm-8pm108pm-midnight6 two types of computer consultants can be hired: full-time and part-time. the full- time consultants work for eight consecutive hours in any of the shifts: morning (8am- 4pm), afternoon (noon-8pm) and evening (4pm-midnight). full-time consultants are paid $14 per hour. part-time consultants can be hired to work any of the four shifts listed in the table. part-time consultants are paid $12 per hour. an additional requirement is that during every time period, there must be at least two full-time consultants on duty for every part-time consultant on duty. larry would like to determine how many full-time and part-time consultants should work each shift to meet the above requirements at the minimum possible cost. formulate this as an lp problem. you must define your variables clearly

Luc do purchased stocks for $6,000. he paid $4,000 in cash and borrowed $2,000 from the brokerage firm. he bought 100 shares at $60.00 per share ($6,000 total). the loan has an annual interest rate of 8 percent. six months later, luc do sold the stock for $65 per share. he paid a commission of $120 and repaid the loan. his net profit was how much? pls