On January 1, 2021, Vaughn Manufacturing granted Sam Wine, an employee, an option to buy 1,000 shares of Vaughn Co. stock for $30 per share, the option exercisable for 5 years from date of grant. Using a fair value option pricing model, total compensation expense is determined to be $6480. Wine exercised his option on October 1, 2021 and sold his 1,000 shares on December 1, 2021. Quoted market prices of Vaughn Co. stock in 2021 were:

When the federal reserve buys and sells bonds to member banks, it is called a. monetary policy b. reserve ratio c. interest rate adjustment d. open market operations

Richardson hired j. c. flood company, a plumbing contractor, to correct a stoppage in the sewer line of her house. the plumbing company's 'snake' device, used to clear the line leading to the main sewer, became caught in the underground line. to release it, the company excavated a portion of the sewer line in richardson's backyard. in the process, the company discovered numerous leaks in a rusty, defective water pipe that ran parallel with the sewer line. to meet public regulations, the water pipe, of a type no longer approved for such service, had to be replaced either then or later, when the yard would have to be excavated again. the plumbing company proceeded to repair the water pipe. though richardson inspected the company's work daily and did not express any objection to the extra work involved in replacing the water pipe, she refused to pay any part of the total bill after the company completed the entire operation. j. c. flood company then sued richardson for the costs of labor and material it had furnished. (c) for what, if anything, should richardson be liable? explain."

Hours to produce one unit worker hours to produce yarn country a 8 hours country b 4 hours worker hours to produce fabric counrty a 12 hours country b 13 hours additional worker hours to produce fabric instead of yarn country a ? country b? which of the follow is true of the trade relationship between country a and country b? country a has an absolute advantage in producing yarn and fabric country b has an absolute advantage in producing yarn and fabric country b has a comparative advantage to country a in producing fabric country a has a comparative advantage to country b in producing fabric