The Taylor rule: John Taylor of Stanford University proposed the following monetary policy rule: R_ - r = m(pi_t - pi) + n Y_t That is, Taylor suggests that monetary policy should increase the real interest rate whenever output exceeds potential. a. What is the economic justification for such a rule? b. Combine this policy rule with the IS curve to get a new aggregate demand curve. How does it differ from the AD curve we considered in the chapter? Consider the response of short-run output to aggregate demand shocks and inflation shocks.

The production manager of rordan corporation has submitted the following quarterly production forecast for the upcoming fiscal year: 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter units to be produced 10,800 8,500 7,100 11,200 each unit requires 0.25 direct labor-hours, and direct laborers are paid $20.00 per hour. required: 1. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year. assume that the direct labor workforce is adjusted each quarter to match the number of hours required to produce the forecasted number of units produced. 2. prepare the company’s direct labor budget for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming that the direct labor workforce is not adjusted each quarter. instead, assume that the company’s direct labor workforce consists of permanent employees who are guaranteed to be paid for at least 2,500 hours of work each quarter. if the number of required direct labor-hours is less than this number, the workers are paid for 2,500 hours anyway. any hours worked in excess of 2,500 hours in a quarter are paid at the rate of 1.5 times the normal hourly rate for direct labor.

Within the relevant range, if there is a change in the level of the cost driver, then a. total fixed costs will remain the same and total variable costs will change b. total fixed costs will change and total variable costs will remain the same c. total fixed costs and total variable costs will change d. total fixed costs and total variable costs will remain the same

The interaction of individual choices because a type of fish is on the verge of extinction, the government imposes rules that prohibit fishing in the publicly owned spawning grounds. at first owners of fshing bouts complain about this restriction on where they can fish, but soon they notice that the number of adult fish swimming outside the protected area is much higher than it was before. with the restriction, each fishing boat ends up catching more fish than it did before the r which of the following principles of economic interaction best describes this scenario? o there is a tradeoff between equality and efficiency o markets usually lead to efficiency. o when markets do not achieve efficiency,government intervention can improve overall welfare o markets allocate goodseffectively