ESSAY QUESTION: The following appeared in a newspaper editorial during the holiday shopping season: "Americans spend far too much of their time buying and consuming non-essential goods. Studies show that, on average Americans spend over a quarter of their leisure time shopping. As such, it is n...

ESSAY QUESTION: "Parents should not shoulder the full burden of their children’s college tuition. If university students are required to pay for at least a portion of their education, they will take their studies more seriously and, ultimately, benefit more from their college experience." Discuss t...

ESSAY QUESTION: "The purpose of government is not to ensure the financial well-being of its citizens, but rather to maintain order." From your perspective, how accurate is the above statement? Support your position with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or rea...

ESSAY QUESTION: The following appeared in the personal finance section of a popular magazine: "The average price of an acre of land in the United States is now 50 times what it was in 1970, and nearly 200 times what it was in 1920. The nation’s population is projected to keep increasing, even as the...

In a hurry I mistook slope of -1/10 as -10 and answered "C". Could you please confirm if that had been a correct answer if slope would have been -10?