What are the central concerns of economics?
a. resource use, production, and distribution of goods and services
b. the difference between goods and services
c. making decisions about who owns what and how they got it.
d. how to get money and how to keep it.

Employees who are paid to complete a task, such as build a house, are paid on a(n) basis

Christopher kim, cfa, is a banker with batts brothers, an investment banking firm. kim follows the energy industry and has frequent contact with industry executives. kim is contacted by the ceo of a large oil and gas corporation who wants batts brothers to underwrite a secondary offering of the company's stock. the ceo offers kim the opportunity to fly on his private jet to his ranch in texas for an exotic game hunting expedition if kim's firm can complete the underwriting within 90 days. according to cfa institute standards of conduct, kim: a) may accept the offer as long as he discloses the offer to batts brothers.b) may not accept the offer because it is considered lavish entertainment.c) must obtain written consent from batts brothers before accepting the offer.

Abank has $132,000 in excess reserves and the required reserve ratio is 11 percent. this means the bank could have in checkable deposit liabilities and in (total) reserves.