People who consistently make late payments on a loan or credit card are likely to experience which consequence? A. Employers will be forced to fire them from their jobs. B. Banks will charge them more interest on future loans. C. Airlines will not permit them to travel outside the country. D. Courts will sentence them to time in jail or prison.

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

Phil is shopping for an annuity that guarantees he CANNOT outlive the benefits. Which of these benefit options would he choose?Accelerated lifetime benefitGuaranteed lifetime withdrawal benefitRight of income riderGuaranteed minimum accumulation benefit

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?