The President of the United States needs your help. He has asked you to investigate and find answers to several important questions. His questions are included in the Letter from the President below. Read the letter and respond to it. Fortunately, your assistant has already identified several websites that might help you in the research required to answer these questions. Your assistant has written you this memo identifying sources where you can find information to answer each question. 

MEMO To: Detective From: Detective's Assistant RE: Research Support

 

Identify sources where you can find the necessary information to answer each question:

 

http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/index.cfm?page=gasoline_factors_affecting_prices

1.Are any other entities outside the OPEC nations involved in the production and sale of gasoline? If so, what kinds of entities? (Explain what each of these entities does to help produce gasoline.)

2.What percentage of the money spent on gasoline does each of the entities involved in the production of gasoline receive when gas is sold?