Scenario: over the last several months, there has been a rapid increase in the number of loans that banks have provided for mortgages and small businesses. this change has raised concerns for the fed. today, the fed has announced an increase in the interest rates that it is charging banks. in this scenario, what is the fed trying to do by increasing interest rates? check all that apply. decrease the amount of money that banks have to lend increase the money supply for banks reduce the amount of available credit discourage consumer borrowing by increasing interest rates on loans encourage banks to loan more money

Each of the four independent situations below describes a sales-type lease in which annual lease payments of $12,500 are payable at the beginning of each year. each is a finance lease for the lessee. (fv of $1, pv of $1, fva of $1, pva of $1, fvad of $1 and pvad of $1) (use appropriate factor(s) from the tables provided.) situation 1 2 3 4 lease term (years) 3 3 3 3 asset’s useful life (years) 3 4 4 6 lessor’s implicit rate (known by lessee) 14 % 14 % 14 % 14 % residual value: guaranteed by lessee 0 $ 5,000 $ 2,500 0 unguaranteed 0 0 $ 2,500 $ 5,000 purchase option: after (years) none 2 3 3 exercise price n/a $ 7,500 $ 1,500 $ 3,500 reasonably certain? n/a no no yes

Suppose jamal purchases a pair of running shoes online for $60. if his state has a sales tax on clothing of 6 percent, how much is he required to pay in state sales tax?

When peter metcalf describes black diamond’s manufacturing facility in china as a “greenfield project,” he means that partnered with a chinese company to buy the plant . of all market entry strategies, this one carries the lowest risk. because black diamond manufactures its outdoor sports products outside the united states, what risks must its managers be aware of?