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Decline vīta, vītae, f. in the singular and plural in the chart below.  Case Singular Plural Nominative [vita1] [vitae3] Genitive [vitae1] [vitarum] Dative [vitae2] [vitis1] Accusative [vitam] [vitas] Ablative [vita2] [vitis2] Vocative [vita3] [vitae4]

porta, portae f. gate To see the declension of porta, portae f., see Wheelock Caput II.

Darwin Inc. is a smartphone company in Nesland, a country in Eastern Europe. It decides to start its operations in Ervetia, a country in Africa. However, because of the poor implementation of property rights in Ervetia, Darwin is forced to shut down its factories there. Darwin’s operations are interrupted in Ervetia because of the country’s ________.

Have you completed the following actions? If not, do so now. Internet-capable devices: Put cell phones, smart watches, and other internet-capable devices out of reach of your workspace. Bare wrists: Remove watches, bracelets, and similar from your wrists and put out of reach of your workspace. Calculator: Hold your calculator in front of your camera for a count of 5. Note sheets: Hold one side of a note sheet in front of your camera for a count of 5. Repeat for the other side, and repeat for all notes sheets. Blank sheets: Hold one side of the blank sheet in front of your camera for a count of 5. Repeat for the other side, and repeat for all blank sheets.

To expand production capacity, What-a-Mole Sauce Company is considering the purchase of additional equipment. The equipment has an estimated service life of [n] years, with a negligible salvage value. Annual maintenance cost for the equipment will be $[m]. The company expects to generate extra annual revenue of $[r] per year. At an interest rate of [i]% per year, what is the maximum amount that What-a-Mole Sauce should spend on the equipment? (Round answer to nearest dollar.)

Q[D]. At an initial cost of $[P] million, CCR Construction is building a new bridge across the Green River which is expected to last forever, or at least for a very long time. Every [N] years, the bridge must be resurfaced at a cost of $[M] million. The annual inspection and operating costs are estimated to be $[C],000. At an interest rate of [I]% per year, find the annual equivalent cost of the bridge.  (Round answer to nearest dollar.)

Q[d]. At an annual interest rate of [i]%, how many years would it take $[t0],000 (now) to grow to $[tf],000? (Round answer to one decimal place.)

Your Great Aunt Bea loans you $6,000 and tells you to repay her six years from now at an interest rate of 6% per year. You ask her whether she wants to be paid back with simple interest or with compound interest. She tells you to select the one that costs you the least, because you are family. Which do you select? [which]

You have $[p],000 to invest now, and you are evaluating competing offers. One offer is [i]% per year simple interest, for [n] years. How much would you have at the end of [n] years? (Round answer to nearest dollar.)

A record store owner in Seattle discovered an uncashed royalty check (check #[d]) made out to Kurt Cobain. The check, dated March 6 1991, was written for the amount of $[p]. If Mr. Cobain had deposited the check into a savings account and simply left it there, how much would that $[p] have been worth after [n] years? Assume the savings account earned an annual interest rate of [i]%. (Round answer to two decimal places.)