After a sluggish quarter, the Federal Reserve Bank decides to increase the money supply in the economy. When the money-creation process is complete, the Fed wants there to be $20 billion worth of new funds in the money supply. If the required reserve ratio is 5%, what is the simple money multiplier, and by how much should the Fed initially increase the money supply? Assume that all currency is deposited in banks and that banks hold no excess reserves.

Consider the scenario below and let us know if you believe lauren smith's actions to be ethical. let us know why or why not. lauren smith is the controller for sports central, a chain of sporting goods stores. she has been asked to recommend a site for a new store. lauren has an uncle who owns a shopping plaza in the area of town where the new store is to be located, so she decides to contact her uncle about leasing space in his plaza. lauren also contacted several other shopping plazas and malls, but her uncle’s store turned out to be the most economical place to lease. therefore, lauren recommended locating the new store in her uncle’s shopping plaza. in making her recommendation to management, she did not disclose that her uncle owns the shopping plaza. if management decided to go with lauren's uncle's plaza, what additional information would be needed in the financial statements?