public does not directly hold any cash. Also‚ suppose all banks hold excess reserves equal to 4% of deposits and the required reserve ratio is 5%. a. (5 pts.) Calculate the money multiplier. b. (5 pts.) What is the total money supply (or money stock)? c. (10 pts.) Bank of America (BOA) has $300 million in deposits and $10 million in net worth. Draw a balance sheet for BOA. Now suppose that all banks in the economy decide to reduce excess reserves to just 1%. d
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distribution and spending habits or how the community consumes money‚ materials‚ services‚ etc.‚ within a community or country. The economy is divided into two separate parts: Microeconomics (the study of behaviors concerning decision-making or demands of consumers) and Macroeconomics (the study of behaviors concerning financial changes or trends within the community or country). The purpose of this paper is to try and provide some clarity to the fundamental principles of Macroeconomics. The
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for short term signage‚ such as point of sale displays. Blackboard Pty Ltd (Blackboard) is one of a small number of suppliers in Australia of vinyl film. In June 2012‚ Blackboard entered into a contract with PostersPLUS Pty Ltd (PostersPLUS) to supply PostersPLUS with cast vinyl film over a 12 month period. Between November 2012 and September 2013‚ Blackboard supplied PostersPLUS with film to the value of the $200‚000 pursuant to the contract. PostersPLUS used the cast vinyl film to manufacture
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is defined as the process of determining the needs and wants of consumers and being able to deliver products that satisfy those needs and wants‚ through an exchange process. A demand is a want for which the consumer is prepared to pay a price. A want is anything or service the consumer desires or seeks. Wants become demands when backed by purchasing power. A need is anything the consumer feels to keep himself alive and healthy. A transaction consists of a value between two parties. Marketing is
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GMAC Gregg Schoenfeld ® Work-Life Balance: An MBA Alumni Report GMAC ® Research Reports • RR-05-09 • October 13‚ 2005 Introduction The issue of work-life balance has permeated the business community for decades (Carruthers‚ 2005; Spinks‚ 2004; Parsons‚ 2002)‚ and companies have responded with work-life programs to address the issues raised by their employees (Roberts‚ 2005). MBA students‚ as current and future members of the business community‚ are also aware of the issue. According to
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DELL’s Working Capital 1. How was Dell’s working capital policy a competitive advantage? Dell has achieved low working capital by keeping its work-in-process and finished goods inventory very low. The competitive advantage Dell achieves from this is that its inventory is significantly lower than its competitors‚ it does not require large warehouses for stocking the inventories and Dell is also able to adapt the fastest to technology changes in the components. The competitors would find it
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rate of 3%? Answer: P = $40/(0.05 - 0.03) = $40/0.02 = $2‚000 Topic 2: Supply and Demand 1) Suppose that the demand for oranges increase. Explain the long -run effects of the guiding function of price in this scenario. Answer: In the long run‚ the higher price of oranges will signal more firms to enter the orange market‚ as it will seem more profitable than some other markets. As firms enter‚ supply increases‚ causing the price to fall relative to the short-run price and quantity
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What are the uses of National Income figures? Before understanding the uses of National Income figures it is of the utmost importance to define National Income and the three methods used to calculate it. National Income is the aggregate money value of goods and services produced by the factors of production over a given period of time in a country. It is the annual report and as a result it is referred as the real income‚ that is‚ income measured in terms of goods and services. When there is income
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Examples 6.3‚ 6.4‚ and 6.5 (page 338) – Large Sample Hypothesis Test of a Mean Example 6.3 A manufacturer of cereal wants to test the performance of one of its filling machines. The machine is designed to discharge a mean amount of 12 ounces per box‚ and the manufacturer wants to detect any departure from this setting. This quality study calls for randomly sampling 100 boxes from today’s production run and determining whether the mean fill for the run is 12 ounces per box. Set up a test of
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Introduction to Supply Chain Management (SCM) System Supply chain management (SCM) is the combination of activities which help a company to improve the methods to make a product or service and deliver it to customers. (Larson‚ 2004) SCM encompasses the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing‚ procurement‚ conversion‚ and logistics management activities. More importantly‚ it includes coordination and collaboration with other people who are associated with the business like
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