Sam has a dilemma. he works for a chocolate company and the price of chocolate is going up. the most logical solution would be to raise the price. however, sam knows from his history in the business that their loyal customers would not look favorably on a price increase. for customers, candy bars are one of those items where the price rarely changes. sam's firm has sold its candy bars for $0.99 for the past two decades. sam feels that the next best solution to absorbing the extra costs is to make the candy bars slightly smaller without lowering the price. sam's company is most likely using which of the following pricing strategies? a. everyday low price b. customary c. penetration d. price leader e. product-line

Which of the following actions is most likely to result in a decrease in the money supply? a. the required reserve ratio for banks is decreased. b. the discount rate on overnight loans is lowered. c. the federal reserve bank buys treasury bonds. d. the government sells a new batch of treasury bonds. 2b2t

What are the main advantages and disadvantages of organizing a firm as a c corporation? the advantages are: (select all the choices that apply.) a. there is no limit on the number of owners a c corporation may have, thus allowing the corporation to raise substantial amounts of capital. b. the life of the business can continue beyond the death of any of the owners. c. the corporation can use the assets of the owners to pay for corporate liabilities. this attracts smaller investors to the corporation. d. the liability of the owners is limited to the amount of their investment in the firm. the disadvantages are: (select all the choices that apply.) a. income to a c corporation is subject to double taxation, once at the corporate level and again when received by the owners in the form of a dividend. b. the life of the business usually ends with the death of any of the owners. c. the c corporation is more complicated and more expensive to set up than other business entities. d. corporate liabilities can be passed on to the share

After the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the us banking system increased. because of federal reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. however, banks started holding more reserves than required. by january 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. the federal reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. what possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy?