Social Security payments are indexed for inflation using the CPI. A recent newspaper editorial claimed that Social Security recipients are harmed by years of low inflation because they do not receive as large an increase in their payments as they do in years of high inflation. Which of the following statements is correct? a. The newspaper editorial is correct under all circumstances. b. The newspaper editorial could be correct if the prices of the goods consumed by Social Security recipients change at a different rate than the prices of the goods in the market basket used to compute the CPI c. The newspaper editorial is incorrect under all circumstances. d. The newspaper editorial is correct if the market basket consumed by Social Security recipients is the same as the market basket used to compute the CPI.

What does the root cand mean in the word candescent? The candescent quality of the room was improved by the southern exposure. condition pleasant beautiful glowing

What is the molecular shape and polarity of carbon tetrabromide, CBr4? CBr4 has a tetrahedral shape and is a nonpolar molecule. CBr4 is a T-shaped nonpolar molecule. CBr4 is a T-shaped polar molecule. CBr4 has a tetrahedral shape and is a polar molecule.

3. A bottle of milk is taken out of a refrigerator and placed in a pan of hot water to be warmed. The increasing function $M$ models the temperature of the milk at time $t$, where $M(t)$ is measured in degrees Celsius $\left({ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\right)$ and $t$ is the number of minutes since the bottle was placed in the pan. $M$ satisfies the differential equation $\frac{d M}{d t}=\frac{1}{4}(40-M)$. At time $t=0$, the temperature of the milk is $5^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$. It can be shown that $M(t)<40$ for all values of $t$. (a) A slope field for the differential equation $\frac{d M}{d t}=\frac{1}{4}(40-M)$ is shown. Sketch the solution curve through the point $(0,5)$.

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows. On August 15, 1934, ... [the American Liberty League] was chartered in Washington, D.C., dedicated to "teach the necessity of respect for the rights of persons and property ...and... the duty of government to encourage and protect individual and group initiative and enterprise, to foster the right to work, earn, save and acquire property, and to preserve the ownership and lawful use of property when acquired." ... Its appeal, however, was pitched on a level which placed its emphasis upon the defense of something which most Americans had very little of --property. --Frederick Rudolph, The American Historical Review, October 1950 How did the American Liberty League's mission differ from New Deal policies? The League focused more on personal responsibility than government responsibility. ⊝ The League placed greater importance on the needs of the lower classes than the needs of the upper classes. ⊝ The League focused more on government intervention than free enterprise. ⊝ The League placed greater importance on the needs of rural farm workers than the needs of urban factory workers.