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The cost of labor per doll was $0.17. The retail price for a single doll ranges between $9.99 to $22.99, depending on the included items and specific retailer. [14] The allegations in the report describe practices found at many Chinese factories producing name-brand products for export.
[1]: 139–143 In addition to granting her a weekly salary of $4,700 ($55,237 in 2024 dollars [21]), MGM agreed to give the couple a loan for a house, and signed her husband for a three-year contract. [1]: 141–143 Due to her financial dependency, the studio now had even more control over her than previously. [1]: 141–143
The currency was ultimately replaced by the silver dollar at the rate of 1 silver dollar to 1000 continental dollars. This resulted in the clause "No state shall... make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts" being written into the United States Constitution article 1, section 10.
In 2019, the Philippines had a basic literacy rate of 93.8 percent of those five years old or older, [573] and a functional literacy rate of 91.6 percent of those aged 10 to 64. [574] Education, a significant proportion of the national budget, was allocated ₱900.9 billion from the ₱5.268 trillion 2023 budget. [ 545 ]
List of 31 provincial-level administrative divisions in mainland China by Nominal GDP per capita of 2023 (based on mid-yr pop.) [2] preliminary budget data average exchange rate in 2023: CNY 7.0467 per U.S. dollar [3]
[253] [260] [261] The unemployment rate increased from 3.9% in 1975 to 12.6% in 1985. [ 262 ] The external debt of the Philippines rose more than 70-fold from $360 million in 1962 to US$2.3 billion in 1970 to US$17.2 billion in 1980 to $26.2 billion in 1985, [ 263 ] leaving the Philippines one of Asia's most indebted nations. [ 250 ]
Microsoft announced that it had purchased a 1.6% share of Facebook for $240 million ($364 million in 2024 dollars [31]), giving Facebook an implied value of around $15 billion ($22.7 billion in 2024 dollars [31]). Facebook focused on generating revenue through targeted advertising based on user data, a model that drove its rapid financial growth
Mexico, [a] [b] officially the United Mexican States, [c] is a country in North America.It borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. [12]