Commodity money can best be described as - (A) trade goods or services between two people without the exchange of money (B) currency that a government has declared to be legal tender, despite the fact that it has no intrinsic value and is not backed by reserves (C) a form of money which has an intrinsic value, meaning it is worth something in its own right rather than simply being a token of financial value (D) money that consists of a token or certificate that can be exchanged for a specific good, such as gold, silver, or potentially water, oil, or food

You deposit \( \$ 500 \) each month into an account earning \( 6 \% \) interest compounded monthly. a) How much will you have in the account in 20 years? b) How much total money will you put into the account? c) How much total interest will you earn? \( \$ \)

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

You deposit \( \$ 1000 \) each year into an account earning \( 7 \% \) interest compounded annually. How much will you have in the account in 35 years?

"In addition, she said banks operating in Africa need to have a more end-to-end approach to risk management, considering bankability at all stages." As a follow up to Question 1 above and in addition to the solutions recommended in the article, recommend how Southern African financial institutions can improve their risk management strategy.

How much would you need to deposit in an account now in order to have \( \$ 3000 \) in the account in 15 years? Assume the account earns \( 5 \% \) interest compounded monthly.