Which situation would most likely cause demand for apples to increase? A. Apples become more popular in countries with rapidly growing populations. B. Farmers announce that the price of apples will fall in the next few months. C. Apple cider sales decline as orange juice sales rise significantly. D. A scientific study reports that apples are unhealthy for small children.

Suppose you want to have \( \$ 700,000 \) for retirement in 25 years. Your account earns \( 4 \% \) interest. a) How much would you need to deposit in the account each month? b) How much interest will you earn?

The original price of a tablet was \( \$ 550 \). During a sale, Melvin was given a 30\% discount for the tablet. How much did he pay for the tablet?

Question 28 In which one of the following scenarios would the person be ineligible or disqualified from being the director of a company in terms of the companies act? A. Clark Wentzel, a rehabilitated insolvent individual, has been appointed as the Managing Director of Wing It Transport (Pty) Ltd. B. The shareholders of Avocado Cutlery (Pty) Ltd have decided to appoint Avocado Cutlery (Pty) Ltd as one of its own directors. C. Gus Jung was released from prison 20 years ago and has been appointed as a director of Free- Your-Mind (Pty) Ltd. D. Stephany Spielberg is 18 years of age and has opened her own registered private company, of which she is the director.

Find the final hourly wage if a \( \$ 9.00 \) starting wage is increased by \( 4.5 \% \) each year for 8 years.

(b) A dealer purchased some goods marked at ₹ 2,000 at a discount of \( 20 \% \) and \( 5 \% \). He sells the same at a discount of \( 15 \% \) and \( 5 \% \). Find the amount of gain or loss to him.