SFAS No. 133 was one of the most complex standards ever issued by the FASB. As a result, numerous implementation guidelines have been issued. Search the FASB ASC database to find three issues addressed by the EITF concerning accounting for derivatives. Cite and briefly summarize these issues.

Which statement describes a monopoly? many firms produce identical products with no control over the market price. many firms produce differentiated products with control over market price. a single firm produces a product with no close substitutes and control over the market price. a single firm produces a product with many close substitutes and limited control over the market price.

Greater concern for innovation and quality has shifted the job trend to using more broadly defined jobs. t/f

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.