How does the federal reserve system impact the money supply A. It creates a system that banks can use to decide which loans to approve
B. It reserves special funding for communities and businesses in need.
C. It maintains the federal stock pile of the United States currency.
D. It says reserve amounts in interest rates that bank must follow.

Warren company plans to depreciate a new building using the double declining-balance depreciation method. the building cost $870,000. the estimated residual value of the building is $57,000 and it has an expected useful life of 20 years. assuming the first year's depreciation expense was recorded properly, what would be the amount of depreciation expense for the second year?

Problem 1. the following balance sheet contains errors. lopez services, inc. balance sheet for the year ended december 31, 20-- assets liabilities current assets: current liabilities: cash $ 6,170 accounts receivable $ 9,000 accounts payable 8,500 accum. depr- building 13,525 supplies 1,590 accum. depr- equipment 6,340 prepaid insurance 345 net income 12,500 land 25,000 total current assets $ 42,105 total liabilities $ 40,865 stockholders equity property, plant, and equipment: wages payable $ 500 building $ 45,500 retained earnings 10,000 equipment 28,250 total stockholders' equity $ 64,490 total property, plant, and equipment 73,750 total assets $115,855 total liabilities and stockholders' equity $115,855 (a) list the errors in the balance sheet above and (b) prepare a corrected balance sheet using ms excel

Risk is the risk of a decline in a bond's value due to an increase in interest rates. this risk is higher on bonds that have long maturities than on bonds that will mature in the near future. risk is the risk that a decline in interest rates will lead to a decline in income from a bond portfolio. this risk is obviously high on callable bonds. it is also high on short-term bonds because the shorter the bond's maturity, the fewer the years before the relatively high old-coupon bonds will be replaced with new low-coupon issues. which type of risk is more relevant to an investor depends on the investor's , which is the period of time an investor plans to hold a particular investment. longer maturity bonds have high risk but low risk, while higher coupon bonds have a higher level of risk and a lower level of risk. to account for the effects related to both a bond's maturity and coupon, many analysts focus on a measure called , which is the weighted average of the time it takes to receive each of the bond's cash flows. conceptual question: which of the following bonds would have the largest duration? a)10year-zero coupon bonds b)10year-7% annual coupon bonds c)10year-3% annual coupon bonds d)5year-3% annual coupon bonds e)3year-7% annual coupon bonds