You are the managing director of a small local bank. The Fed announces that it is moving its federal funds rate target from 2.25% up to 3.0%. a. The increase in the federal funds rate will the interest rates on the business lines of credit and personal loans you make. What would have to happen for you to also change the interest rate you charge on longer-term loans such as mortgages or business loans? b. You would change long‑term rates if you do not believe the federal funds rate will actually change. you believe the change in the federal funds rate will be long‑lasting. you believe the change in the federal funds rate will be temporary.

Why are the four primary service outputs of spatial convenience, lot size, waiting time, and product variety important to logistics management? provide examples of competing firms that differ in the level of each service output provided to customers?

If you would like to ask a question you will have to spend some points

The east asiatic company (eac), a danish company with subsidiaries throughout asia, has been funding its bangkok subsidiary primarily with u.s. dollar debt because of the cost and availability of dollar capital as opposed to thai baht-denominated (b) debt. the treasurer of eac-thailand is considering a 1-year bank loan for $247,000.the current spot rate is b32.03 /$, and the dollar-based interest is 6.78% for the 1-year period. 1-year loans are 12.04% in baht.a. assuming expected inflation rates of 4.3 % and 1.24% in thailand and the united states, respectively, for the coming year, according to purchase power parity, what would the effective cost of funds be in thai baht terms? b. if eac's foreign exchange advisers believe strongly that the thai government wants to push the value of the baht down against the dollar by5% over the coming year (to promote its export competitiveness in dollar markets), what might the effective cost of funds end up being in baht terms? c. if eac could borrow thai baht at 13% per annum, would this be cheaper than either part (a) or part (b) above?