If the Federal Reserve increases the reserve requirement, banks are required to: A. hire more workers to reduce unemployment. B. keep more money on hand instead of lending it. C. increase their investment in Treasury securities. D. charge a higher rate of interest on new loans.

(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.

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?

I would arrange what I said earlier, I would purchase a budgetting book and every paycheck I would put to the side until I re need to open that budgetting book. I would use green for food, i would use red for shopping. I would use pink for rent and I would orange for other neccessitie that I would want to have. The most expenses I would use would probably be food and rent because those are the most important.

"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.

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