"Customer Service Activity Activity Base Activity Rate Bid preparation Number of bid requests $420 per request Shipment Number of shipments $90 per shipment Support standard items Number of standard items ordered $30 per std. item Support nonstandard items Number of nonstandard items ordered $180 per nonstd. item Assume that the company had the following gross profit information for three representative customers: Customer 1 Customer 2 Customer 3 Revenues $130,000 $210,000 $180,000 Cost of goods sold (81,900) (113,400) (90,000) Gross profit $48,100 $96,600 $90,000 Gross profit as a percent of sales 37% 46% 50% The administrative records indicated that the activity-base usage quantities for"

Which of the following best describes the purpose of raising and lowering the required reserve ratio? a. to make sure that government spending does not result in either a surplus or deficit. b. to stimulate economic growth by making it less expensive for producers to get loans. c. to manage the economy by increasing or decreasing the amount of loans being made. d. to regulate the activity of private banks to assure an equitable distribution of wealth. 2b2t

Suppose that jim plans to borrow money for an education at texas a& m university. jim will need to borrow $25,000 at the end of each year for the next five years (total=$125,000). jim wishes his parents could pay for his education but they can’t. at least, he qualifies for government loans with a reduced interest rate while he is in school. he has a special arrangement with aggiebank to lend him the money at a subsidized rate of 1% over five years without having to make a payment until the end of the fifth year. however, at the end of the fifth year, jim agrees to pay off the loan by borrowing from longhorn bank. longhorn bank will lend him the money he needs at an annual interest rate of 6%. jim agrees to pay back the longhorn bank with 20 annual payments and the payments will be uniform (equal annual payments including principal and interest). (i) calculate how much money jim has to borrow at the end of 5 years to pay off the loan with aggiebank. a. $121,336 b. $127,525 c. $125,000 d. $102,020 e. none of the above

Demand increases by less than supply increases. as a result, (a) equilibrium price will decline and equilibrium quantity will rise. (b) both equilibrium price and quantity will decline. (c) both equilibrium price and quantity will rise