The Federal Reserve increases the discount rate and targets an increased federal funds rate to influence commercial banks to Group of answer choices

expand the money supply by increasing the amount of loans issued by the member banks

expand the money supply by decreasing the amount of loans issued by the member banks

contract the money supply by increasing the amount of loans issued by the member banks

contract the money supply by decreasing the amount of loans issued by the member banks

Suppose that xtel currently is selling at $40 per share. you buy 500 shares using $15,000 of your own money, borrowing the remainder of the purchase price from your broker. the rate on the margin loan is 8%. a. what is the percentage increase in the net worth of your brokerage account if the price of xtel immediately changes to (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required. negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) b. if the maintenance margin is 25%, how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) c. how would your answer to requirement 2 would change if you had financed the initial purchase with only $10,000 of your own money? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.) d. what is the rate of return on your margined position (assuming again that you invest $15,000 of your own money) if xtel is selling after one year at (a) $44; (b) $40; (c) $36? (negative values should be indicated by a minus sign. round your answers to 2 decimal places.) e. continue to assume that a year has passed. how low can xtel’s price fall before you get a margin call? (round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Both a demand curve and a demand schedule show how a. prices affect consumer demand. b. consumer demand affects income. c. prices affect complementary goods. d. consumer demand affects substitute goods.

What is the minimum educational requirement for a pediatric psychopharmacologist? a. md b. phd c. bachelors in medicine d. masters in medicine e. psyd