The financial systemlong dasheither financial markets or financial intermediarieslong dashprovides savers and borrowers with all of the following except: a. the financial system provides security to savers by warranting that their funds are fully insured against loss. b. the financial system provides liquidity to savers by giving them the opportunity to buy and sell their financial securities. c. the financial system provides savers with facts and information about borrowers and about expected returns on their financial investments. d. the financial system provides risk sharing to savers by giving them the opportunity to diversify their funds among different investment choices.

Suppose an economist believes that the price level in the economy is directly related to the money supply, or the amount of money circulating in the economy. the economist proposes the following relationship: p=a x m - p=price level - m=money supply - a=a composite of other factors, including real gdp, that change very slowly over time. how might an economist gather empirical data to test the proposed relationship between money and the price level? an economist would persuade the federal reserve to change the money supply to various levels, and observe the resulting changes in the price level. unlike researchers in the hard sciences, economists cannot study complex relationships using data. economists do not usually develop theoretical models of the economy but only analyze summary statistics about the current state of the economy. an economist would look for data on past changes in the money supply, and note the resulting changes in the price level

Xinhong company is considering replacing one of its manufacturing machines. the machine has a book value of $39,000 and a remaining useful life of 5 years, at which time its salvage value will be zero. it has a current market value of $49,000. variable manufacturing costs are $33,300 per year for this machine. information on two alternative replacement machines follows. alternative a alternative b cost $ 115,000 $ 117,000 variable manufacturing costs per year 22,900 10,100 1. calculate the total change in net income if alternative a and b is adopted. 2. should xinhong keep or replace its manufacturing machine

When electra produced its bikes in taiwan did the company have to follow the laws of taiwan or the laws of the us