G Products, Inc. manufacturers garlic gravy. G's production budget indicated the following units (jars) of gravy to be produced for the upcoming months indicated.

April May June
Units to be produced: 82,000 80,000 75,000

Five grams of garlic are needed for every jar of gravy. G also likes to have enough garlic on hand at the end of the month to cover 10% of the next month's production requirements for garlic. How many grams of garlic should G plan on purchasing during the month of May

a. 397,500
b. 399,500
c. 407,500
d. 437,500

John and daphne are saving for their daughter ellen's college education. ellen just turned 10 at (t = 0), and she will be entering college 8 years from now (at t = 8). college tuition and expenses at state u. are currently $14,500 a year, but they are expected to increase at a rate of 3.5% a year. ellen should graduate in 4 years--if she takes longer or wants to go to graduate school, she will be on her own. tuition and other costs will be due at the beginning of each school year (at t = 8, 9, 10, and 11).so far, john and daphne have accumulated $15,000 in their college savings account (at t = 0). their long-run financial plan is to add an additional $5,000 in each of the next 4 years (at t = 1, 2, 3, and 4). then they plan to make 3 equal annual contributions in each of the following years, t = 5, 6, and 7. they expect their investment account to earn 9%. how large must the annual payments at t = 5, 6, and 7 be to cover ellen's anticipated college costs? a. $1,965.21b. $2,068.64c. $2,177.51d. $2,292.12e. $2,412.76