Paul Danison, of the Times-Advocate in Escondido, Calif., says of hiring new reporters, "I want someone who has enough up top to be able to walk into a budget session that's real basic and be able to make the calculations himself or herself."

Make the following calculations:

1. The proposed budget is $185,650,000, compared with the current year's budget of $175,450,000. This is a _____ percent increase.
2. The average home is valued at $150,000. With a property tax of $22.50 per thousand dollars valuation, the annual tax on the average home would be $ _____.
3. The school budget proposes enough revenue to increase the number of teachers to 264. With 5,270 students in the city school system, this would be a _____ student/teacher ratio.
4. Pensions and union-contract wages for city employees amount to $662,000 of the $1,390,000 current budget, which means that _____ percent of the expenditures is untouchable.
5. The councilman would cut band ($15,683), library acquisitions ($10,652), playground equipment ($6,965) and audio-visual materials ($5,846) from the proposed budget, a total of $ _____, or _____ percent of the proposed increase in the school budget of $122,480.