Economics affects nearly everything we do in some way. Someone else has produced most items we consume, or use, in our daily lives, from food to clothes to music to gas for our cars. Chances are, when we purchase these daily items, we don't question the price with the producer. But in the United States, the interactions between the consumers and producers determine quite a lot in terms of business and economics. Think about the items and services that you and your family buy or consume. What causes you to pay the prices that you do for these goods and services? What determines the price that's on the price tag? What goes into determining, or setting, that price? Consider all the possible elements that could influence the prices you pay

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

The United States' role in the international collection of reparations after World War I was the following.

As a consequence of the destruction caused during World War 1, Germany had to pay reparations to other countries affected. Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles in Paris, France, and an international commission for reparations was created. According to the Commission, Germany had to pay 33 billion in reparations. In September 1921, Germany paid $251 million but an economic crisis impeded it to continue with the payments. Then, the United States intervened with a solution: the Dawes Plan. It was proposed by American banker and diplomat  Charles Dawes to end with the Allied occupation of Germany. Dawes shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925.