Ben and alan work for the federal reserve, the agency that oversees banking and monetary policy in the united states. although they are good friends, they disagree over policy decisions. when the housing bubble burst in 2008, the friends offer different strategies to address the issue. ben argues that the federal reserve should lower interest rates, and alan says interest rates should be held steady. use this information to answer the questions.
(a)-by saying that interest rates should be held steady, alan is showing his support for what belief?
(b)- not agreeing with alan, ben supports lowering interest rates. demonstrating his belief in what concept?
(c)- which of the following situations presents the greatest difficulty for policy makers?
(i)- deflation
(ii)- stagflation
(iii)- inflation
(iv)- conflation

After hearing a knock at your front door, you are surprised to see the prize patrol from a large, well-known magazine subscription company. it has arrived with the good news that you are the big winner, having won $21 million. you have three options.(a) receive $1.05 million per year for the next 20 years.(b) have $8.25 million today.(c) have $2.25 million today and receive $750,000 for each of the next 20 years.your financial adviser tells you that it is reasonable to expect to earn 13 percent on investments.

What criteria does a company have to meet to be considered a monopoly?

Lipman auto parts, a family-owned auto parts store, began january with $10,300.00 in cash. management forecasts that collections from credit customers will be $11,400.00 in january and $14,800.00 in february. the store is scheduled to receive $5,000.00 in cash on a business note receivable in january. projected cash payments include inventory purchases ($13,000.00 in january and $13,600.00 in february) and operating expenses ($2,700.00 each month). lipman auto parts' bank requires a $10,000.00 minimum balance in the store's checking account. at the end of any month when the account balance dips below $10,000.00, the bank automatically extends credit to the store in multiples of $1,000.00. lipman auto parts borrows as little as possible and pays back loans in quarterly installments of $2,000.00, plus 4 percent interest on the entire unpaid principal. the first payment occurs three months after the loan.