Gion Company is considering eliminating its windows division, which reported an operating loss for the recent year of $111,000. Division sales for the year were $1,170,000 and its variable costs were $1,035,000. The fixed costs of the division were $245,000. If the windows division is dropped, 60% of the fixed costs allocated to it could be eliminated. The impact on Gion’s operating income from eliminating this business segment would be:

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.