. Which of the individuals made the best use of their credit card? Which made the worst? Why?

A) plot the m1 and m2 money stock in the us from 1990-2015. (hint: you may use the data tools provided by fred.) (b) plot the nominal interest rate from 1960 to 2014. (hint: you can either use the daily interest rates for selected u.s. treasury, private money market and capital market instruments from or the effective federal funds rate fromfred.) (c) the consumer price index (cpi) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services. intuitively, the cpi represents the cost of living or the average price level. plot the cpi from 1960 to 2013.(d) the inflation rate is the yearly percentage change in the average price level. in practice, we usually use the percentage change in the cpi to compute the inflation rate. plot the inflation rate from 1960 to 2013.(e) explain the difference between the ex-ante and ex-post real interest rate. use the fisher equation to compute the ex-post real interest rate. plot the nominal interest rate and the ex-post real interest rate from 1960 to 2013 in the same graph.

The research of robert siegler and eric jenkins on the development of the counting-on strategy is an example of design.

For each of the following situations, indicate whether you agree or disagree with the financial reporting practice employed and state the basic assumption, component, or accounting principle that is applied (if you agree) or violated (if you disagree).wagner corporation adjusted the valuation of all assets and liabilities to reflect changes in the purchasing power of the dollar.spooner oil company changed its method of accounting for oil and gas exploration costs from successful efforts to full cost. no mention of the change was included in the financial statements. the change had a material effect on spooner's financial statements.cypress manufacturing company purchased machinery having a five-year life. the cost of the machinery is being expensed over the life of the machinery.rudeen corporation purchased equipment for $180,000 at a liquidation sale of a competitor. because the equipment was worth $230,000, rudeen valued the equipment in its subsequent balance sheet at $230,000.davis bicycle company received a large order for the sale of 1,000 bicycles at $100 each. the customer paid davis the entire amount of $100,000 on march 15. however, davis did not record any revenue until april 17, the date the bicycles were delivered to the customer.gigantic corporation purchased two small calculators at a cost of $32.00. the cost of the calculators was expensed even though they had a three-year estimated useful life.esquire company provides financial statements to external users every three years.