Homework 6 You have been offered a job with a starting salary of $100,000 in Phoenix, AZ, and a similar job that pays $80,000 a year in Anchorage, AK. In real terms, the benefits (health insurance, retirement and other fringe) are equal. Which job are you going to take? To motivate your answer, do some research and provide data on the following: a) The average temperature in January and July in each city b) The number of cooling degree days and heating degree days for the last few years in each city (make sure to provide definitions of "cooling degree days" and "heating degree days" when you discuss your reasons) [don't buy, with S, any data work with what NOAA provides] c The crime rate in each city (discuss violent and property crime) d) Income tax rates in Alaska and Arizona, and e The cost of living in each city Ask the instructor for help locating the exact statistics you need. Information on a) and b) can be found at the National Climatic Data Center of NOAA, c) at the FBI Uniform Crime reports, and e) at the Prices page of the Statistical Abstracts of the US (www.census.gov). Item e) can be found in the Statistical Abstracts of the US or other on-line sources, and it is possible to find some "cost of living calculators" on line specifically designed for people that wish to move to a new city Homework 6 You have been offered a job with a starting salary of $100,000 in Phoenix, AZ, and a similar job that pays $80,000 a year in Anchorage, AK. In real terms, the benefits (health insurance, retirement and other fringe) are equal. Which job are you going to take? To motivate your answer, do some research and provide data on the following: a) The average temperature in January and July in each city b) The number of cooling degree days and heating degree days for the last few years in each city (make sure to provide definitions of "cooling degree days" and "heating degree days" when you discuss your reasons) [don't buy, with S, any data work with what NOAA provides] c The crime rate in each city (discuss violent and property crime) d) Income tax rates in Alaska and Arizona, and e The cost of living in each city Ask the instructor for help locating the exact statistics you need. Information on a) and b) can be found at the National Climatic Data Center of NOAA, c) at the FBI Uniform Crime reports, and e) at the Prices page of the Statistical Abstracts of the US (www.census.gov). Item e) can be found in the Statistical Abstracts of the US or other on-line sources, and it is possible to find some "cost of living calculators" on line specifically designed for people that wish to move to a new city
