On July 1 of last year, the total number of employees at Company E was decreased by 10 percent. Without any change in the salaries of the remaining employees, the average (arithmetic mean) employee salary was 10 percent more after the decrease in number of employees than before the decrease. The total of the combined salaries of all of the employees at Company E after July 1 last year was what percent of that before July 1 last year?

Match each event to its effect on the equilibrium interest rate and the amount of investment in the loanable funds market. higher interest rate, greater investment higher interest rate, less investment lower interest rate, less investment lower interest rate, greater investment immediate consumer gratification is no longer preferred by people. an efficient new source of energy effectively increases the return on owning a factory. a wave of retirees stops working and begins drawing on retirement savings.