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Julian is trying to decide on a future career. He has narrowed down his choices to orthodontist, sound engineering technician, police officer, or editor. The following table represents the total employment numbers for 2006 and projected employment numbers for 2016. Orthodontist Sound engineer technician Police officer Editor 2006 9,206 16,125 648,982 122,273 2016 10,214 17,864 719,041 124,135 Which profession is projected to have the greatest percent of increase in the number of jobs from 2006 to 2016?

Drake wants to save $750 so that he can take a class on computer analysis for cars. The class is being held on various dates over the next several months. Drake is planning to take the class 6 weeks from now, so he plans to save $125 each week. Unfortunately, Drake had to take out a little money from his savings in the 3rd week. After 4 weeks, Drake has $470. He knows that he must adjust his plan in order to meet his goal. Drake came up with the following options: Option A: Stay with saving the original amount each week but take the class a week later than originally planned. Option B: Increase the amount of money he saves each week by $15 from his original plan. Which of the following is a true statement?

Construction Industry-All Employees (Millions), 2000-2009 Construction Industry - Average Hourly Earnings (Dollars), 2000-2009 Based on trends displayed in the graphs above, which answer choice represents a likely situation for 2010?

The Polleys want to put in a swimming pool next summer. They need to save $6,000 over 12 months in order to achieve this goal. They set aside the same amount each month and after 7 months discovered they have saved $3,100. The Polleys know that they must adjust their plan in order to meet their goal, so they come up with the following options: Option A: Save the original amount for each month but put the pool in one month later than originally planned. Option B: Increase savings for each month by $100 from their original plan. Which of the following statements is true?

The following table shows the assets and liabilities of the Smith family in 2005 and 2009.20052009home valued at $200,000home valued at $180,000mortgage of $30,000home equity loan of $18,000car valued at $25,000car valued at $18,000car loan of $8,000boat valued at $20,000 personal loan of $5,000Based on the table, which of the following is true?

You have a car that is valued at $12,000. The balance that you owe on the car loan is $7,000. You lose your job and can not afford to make payments on your loan so you sell the car for $9,000 and pay off the loan. Explain how your net worth is affected by your actions.

One should continue to monitor his or her goals and adjust his or her plan for achieving them when it is necessary.

The table below is comparing level of education achieved to the rate of unemployment and the median weekly earnings in 2008. Based on the information provided, the unemployment rate decreases the most when moving between which two consecutive educational levels?

Kyle and Linda are married with two children at home and a mortgage. Kyle’s net pay per year is $32,000 and Linda’s is $48,000. Their monthly expenses are $3,500.Kyle and Linda each contribute 15% of their earnings to a retirement fund and they have $5,000 in savings. They also have a $100,000 life insurance policy on Kyle, but none on Linda.As their financial advisor, what part of Kyle and Linda’s financial plan would you encourage them to work on and why?

Shaniqua brings home $225 per week working 25 hours. She is able to save $25 of her earnings each week. Shaniqua wants to have $600 saved at the end of 15 weeks. She is allowed to work up to 30 hours per week if she wants. She can save all the money earned working extra hours. Which of the following statements is true?

If there is a positive correlation between salary and education, then based on the table shown, which of the following careers requires the most education?

Which of the following modifications to the list of assets and liabilities below would result in an increase in net worth?Cash of $300.Car valued at $28,000.Car loan of $22,000.Motorcycle valued at $6,000.Savings of $2,000.Credit card balances of $4,000.Student loan of $10,000.