Which of the following tools can the fed use to contract the money supply? to expand the money supply? a. buying short-term u. s. treasury securities b. selling short-term u. s. treasury securities c. decreasing the discount rate d. raising the reserve requirement e. quantitative easing f. lowering the reserve requirement g. increasing the discount rate

What is the most important factor that affects the value of a company? a) cash flow b) earnings c) supply and demand d) number of employees

Why do you think the compensation plans differ at the two firms? in particular, why do you think kaufmann’s pays commissions to salespeople, while parkleigh does not? why does parkleigh offer employees discounts on purchases, while kaufmann’s does not?

"jake’s roof repair has provided the following data concerning its costs: fixed cost per month cost per repair-hour wages and salaries $ 20,900 $ 15.00 parts and supplies $ 7.70 equipment depreciation $ 2,800 $ 0.35 truck operating expenses $ 5,720 $ 1.60 rent $ 4,690 administrative expenses $ 3,850 $ 0.50 for example, wages and salaries should be $20,900 plus $15.00 per repair-hour. the company expected to work 2,600 repair-hours in may, but actually worked 2,500 repair-hours. the company expects its sales to be $47.00 per repair-hour. required: compute the company’s activity variances for may."