in the market for reserves, if the federal funds rate is above the interest rate paid on excess reserves and below the discount rate, an open market purchase the of reserves which causes the federal funds rate to fall, everything else held constant.

Acompany that makes shopping carts for supermarkets and other stores recently purchased some new equipment that reduces the labor content of the jobs needed to produce the shopping carts. prior to buying the new equipment, the company used 6 workers, who produced an average of 79 carts per hour. workers receive $16 per hour, and machine coast was $49 per hour. with the new equipment, it was possible to transfer one of the workers to another department, and equipment cost increased by $11 per hour while output increased by four carts per hour. a) compute the multifactor productivity (mfp) (labor plus equipment) under the prior to buying the new equipment. the mfp (carts/$) = (round to 4 decimal places). b) compute the productivity changes between the prior to and after buying the new equipment. the productivity growth = % (round to 2 decimal places)

Gamegirl inc., has the following transactions during august. august 6 sold 76 handheld game devices for $230 each to ds unlimited on account, terms 2/10, net 60. the cost of the 76 game devices sold, was $210 each. august 10 ds unlimited returned six game devices purchased on 6th august since they were defective. august 14 received full amount due from ds unlimited. required: prepare the transactions for gamegirl, inc., assuming the company uses a perpetual inventory syste

Elite coffee and bakery, a café that offers a relaxing environment to enjoy quality coffees, teas, soups, and other menu items, has a poster in the front of its restaurants that reads, "we will always provide a quality product to our customers better meet the challenges of their day and always take the time to offer caring service one person at a time." this statement is elite's