During its first year of operations, connor company paid $50,000 for direct materials and $36,000 in wages for production workers. lease payments and utilities on the production facilities amounted to $14,000. general, selling, and administrative expenses were $16,000. the company produced 5,000 units and sold 4,000 units for $30.00 a unit. the average cost to produce one unit is which of the following amounts?
a. $20.00
b. $16.00
c. $18.40
d. $25.00

Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. a. the fed buys bonds in open-market operations. b. the fed reduces the reserve requirement. c. the fed increases the interest rate it pays on reserves. d. citibank repays a loan it had previously taken from the fed. e. after a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency. f. fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves. g. the fomc increases its target for the federal funds rate.