24. the banking system currently has $50 billion of reserves, none of which are excess. people hold only deposits and no currency, and the reserve requirement is 10%. if the fed raises the reserve requirement to 12.5% and at the same time sells $10 billion dollars of bonds, then by how much does the money supply change?

On january 1, year 1, purl corp. purchased as a long-term investment $500,000 face amount of shaw, inc.’s 8% bonds for $456,200. the bonds were purchased to yield 10% interest. the bonds mature on january 1, year 6, and pay interest annually on january 1. purl uses the effective interest method of amortization. what amount (rounded to nearest $100) should purl report on its december 31, year 2, balance sheet for these held-to-maturity bonds?

As you have noticed, the demand for flip phones has drastically reduced, and there are only a few consumer electronics companies selling them at extremely low prices. also, the current buyers of flip phones are mainly categorized under laggards. which of the following stages of the industry life cycle is the flip phone industry in currently? a. growth stage b. maturity stage c. decline stage d. commercialization stage

Jonathan’s class has 30 boys. of the students in his class, 60% are girls. how many girls are in jonathan’s class? (a)75 (b)60 (c)45 (d)20