Why is the interest rate of long-term loans lower than that of short-term loans? a. the value of money increases with inflation b. the uncertainty is lower c. more borrowers opt for short-term loans d. it is easier to forecast long-term market movements e. borrowers are persuaded to borrow a lesser amount

Amethod of allocating merchandise cost that assumes the first merchandise bought was the first merchandise sold is called the a. last-in, first-out method. b. first-in, first-out method. c. specific identification method. d. average cost method.

Which sentence in the passage refers to the "analysis" of a given problem? jeremy is the production manager in a manafacturing company. he has identified a problem in the production process. he has estimated that the problem would lead to a loss of $10,000 and would require time to resolve. further, he has also identified the source of the problem to be the outdated machinery, which might require major repair, if not immediate replacement. finally, jeremy has also divided the problem into smaller parts, such as production costs, overheads, downtime expense, repair expenditure, and so on.

Select the correct answer. after the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the us banking system increased. because of federal reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. however, banks started holding more reserves than required. by january 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. the federal reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. what possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy? a. the interest rate on loans will fall. b. people will demand more foreign goods. c. people will start borrowing more money. d. the economy will face inflation. e. foreign investments will increase.