A country's economy has been struggling. Many companies have gone out of business, and many of their former workers are unemployed. Banks have been unwilling to offer loans to people and businesses that want them. Even worse, the country's largest companies are preparing to shut down some major projects. Economists project that the economy will continue to struggle for a long time. Which phase of the business cycle best describes the country in this scenario? A. Peak D. Cxpangh D. Contraction

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?

(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.

"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.

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.