Oak Valley Company, a custom cabinet manufacturing company, is setting standard costs for one of its products. The main material is cedar wood, sold by the square foot. The current cost of cedar wood is $ 5.00 per square foot from the supplier. Delivery costs are $ 0.40 per square foot. Carpenters' wages are $ 20.00 per hour. Payroll costs are $ 3.00 per hour, and benefits are $ 5.00 per hour. How much is the direct materials standard cost per square foot?

After the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the us banking system increased. because of federal reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. however, banks started holding more reserves than required. by january 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. the federal reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. what possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy?