When President Obama proposed increasing the minimum wage, he argued that a minimum-wage worker today should earn the same amount of money in real terms as a minimum-wage worker in 1979. But why pick 1979? Why not go back to 1938, the first year of the minimum wage? Why not 1999? For each of the years listed below, calculate what the minimum wage would be today if it had kept up with inflation since that year. Today, the minimum wage is $7.25 and the consumer price index (CPI) is 256. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)

Consider the market for gasoline. suppose that, in a competitive market without government regulations, the equilibrium price of gasoline is $3.00 per gallon, and employees at gas stations earn $17.50 per hour. complete the following table by indicating whether each of the statements is an example of a price ceiling or a price floor and whether it results in a shortage or a surplus or has no effect on the price and quantity that prevail in the market. statement price control effect the government has instituted a legal minimum price of $3.40 per gallon for gasoline. the government prohibits gas stations from selling gasoline for more than $3.40 per gallon. due to new regulations, gas stations that would like to pay better wages in order to hire more workers are prohibited from paying more than $14.50 per hour.

Individual consumers belong to which step of choosing a target market? possible customers competition demographics communication

Qwest airlines has implemented a program to recycle all plastic drink cups used on their aircraft. their goal is to generate $7 million by the end of the recycle program's five-year life. each recycled cup can be sold for $0.005 (1/2 cent). a. how many cups must be recycled annually to meet this goal? assume uniform annual plastic cup usage and a 0% interest rate. b. repeat part (a) when the annual interest rate is 12%. c. why is the answer to part (b) less than the answer to part (a)?