Answer: 10
Explanation:
The Deposit multiplier is a number that enables us calculate the maximum total amount of money that can be generated from deposits in a bank after the bank has left a portion of its deposits as required reserves.
= 1 / Required reserve ratio
= 1 / 10%
= 10
9. Stabilization Suppose the US educational system improves, making workers more productive. If the federal reserve is trying to stabilize the price level in response, they should A. do nothing, because prices will not change anyhow. B. do nothing, because prices cannot be prevented from changing in the long run C. sell bonds in open market operations. D. lower the reserve requirement. E. increase the discount rate F. Raise taxes. G. Increase government spending.
Answer:
d
Explanation:
If workers become more productive, the supply curve shifts rightward. As a result prices would fall. In a bid to stabilise price, the federal reserve would conduct an expansionary monetary policy to increase money supply in the economy
Expansionary monetary policy : these are polices taken in order to increase money supply. When money supply increases, aggregate demand increases. reducing reserve requirement and open market purchase are ways of carrying out expansionary monetary policy
Increasing discount rate and selling bonds are examples of contractionary monetary policies. Contractionary monetary policy : these are policies taken to reduce money supply.
Raising tax is an example of contractionary fiscal policy
Increasing government spending is an example of expansionary fiscal policy
9. Calculating the price elasticity of supply Rajiv is a college student who lives in Chicago and does some consulting work for extra cash. At a wage of $40 per hour, he is willing to work 7 hours per week. At $50 per hour, he is willing to work 10 hours per week. Using the midpoint method, the elasticity of Rajiv's labor supply between the wages of $40 and $50 per hour is approximately , which means that Rajiv's supply of labor over this wage range is .
Answer:
PES = 1.59 elastic
Explanation:
Price elasticity of supply = percentage change in quantity supplied / percentage change in price
% change in quantity = (Q2 - Q1) / [(Q2 + Q1) / 2] = (10 - 7) / [(10 + 7) / 2] = 3 / 8.5 = 35.29%
% change in price = (50 - 40) / [(50 + 40) / 2] = 10 / 45 = 22.22%
PES = 35.29% / 22.22% = 1.59 elastic
Quick Connect manufactures high-tech cell phones. Quick Connect has a policy of adding a 25% markup to full costs and currently has excess capacity. The following information pertains to the company's normal operations per month: Output units 1500 phones Machine-hours 1100 hours Direct manufacturing labor-hours 1200 hours Direct materials per unit $23 Direct manufacturing labor per hour $9 Variable manufacturing overhead costs $214,500 Fixed manufacturing overhead costs $126,700 Product and process design costs $143,400 Marketing and distribution costs $154,045 Quick Connect Products is approached by an overseas customer to fulfill a one-time-only special order for 150 units. All cost relationships remain the same except for a one-time setup charge of $2025. No additional design, marketing, or distribution costs will be incurred. What is the minimum acceptable bid per unit on this one-time-only special order
Answer: $186.70
Explanation:
The minimum acceptable bid per unit on this one-time-only special order will be calculated as:
Direct material per unit = $23
Add: Direct labor (1200/1500) × $9 = $7.2
Add: Variable manufacturing overhead ($214500/$1500) = $143
Add: Special charge (2025/150) = $13.5
Minimum price = $23 + $7.2 + $143 + $13.5 = $186.70
6.
Jane's Juice Bar has the following cost schedules:
Quantity
Variable Cost
Total Cost
O vats of juice
1
2.
3
4
5
$ 0
10
25
45
70
100
135
$ 30
40
55
75
100
130
165
6
a. Calculate average variable cost, average total
cost, and marginal cost for each quantity.
b. Graph all three curves. What is the
relationship between the marginal-cost
curve and the average-total-cost curve?
Between the marginal-cost curve and the
average-variable-cost curve? Explain.
Answer:
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