In early 2014, the united states government had more than $17 trillion in debt (approximately $55,000 for every u. s. citizen) outstanding in the form of treasury bills, notes, and bonds. from time to time, the treasury changes the mix of securities that it issues to finance government debt, issuing more bills than bonds or vice versa. with short-term interest rates near 0 percent in early 2014, suppose the treasury decided to replace maturing notes and bonds by issuing new treasury bills, thus greatly shortening the average maturity of u. s. debt outstanding. discuss the pros and cons of this strategy.

Atax on the sellers of coffee will a. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, increase the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and increase the equilibrium quantity of coffee. b. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, increase the e ffective price of coffee received by sellers, and decrease the equilibrium quantity of coffee. c. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, decrease the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and increase the equilibrium quantity of coffee. d. increa se the price of coffee paid by buyers, decrease the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and decrease the equilibrium quantity of coffee.

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An important application of regression analysis in accounting is in the estimation of cost. by collecting data on volume and cost and using the least squares method to develop an estimated regression equation relating volume and cost, an accountant can estimate the cost associated with a particular manufacturing volume. consider the following sample of production volumes and total cost data for a manufacturing operation. production volume (units) total cost ($) 400 4000 450 5000 550 5400 600 5900 700 6400 750 7000 compute b 1 and b 0 (to 2 decimals if necessary). b 1 b 0 complete the estimated regression equation (to 2 decimals if necessary). = + x what is the variable cost per unit produced (to 1 decimal)? $ compute the coefficient of determination (to 4 decimals). note: report r 2 between 0 and 1. r 2 = what percentage of the variation in total cost can be explained by the production volume (to 2 decimals)? % the company's production schedule shows 500 units must be produced next month. what is the estimated total cost for this operation (to 2 decimals)? $