When the government imposes a barrier to entry in a market, a. allocative efficiency will be improved by the reduction of wasteful competition. b. more resources will be wasted by firms attempting to secure and maintain market power. c. consumers will be better able to direct the smaller number of producers to serve their interests. d. the options available to consumers will increase in the protected market.

"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.

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?

(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.

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

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?