What is a liquidity trap?
-when deflation occurs because growing debt obligations cause a decrease in aggregate demand.
-when increasing price levels result in fixed-income earners "drowning" as expenses grow while income remains constant.
-when expansionary monetary policy results in a rapidly increasing price level.
-when nominal interest rates cannot be lowered any further.

Retirement investment advisors, inc., has just offered you an annual interest rate of 4.4 percent until you retire in 40 years. you believe that interest rates will increase over the next year and you would be offered 5 percent per year one year from today. if you plan to deposit $13,000 into the account either this year or next year, how much more will you have when you retire if you wait one year to make your deposit?

Q3. loral corporation manufactures parts for an aircraft company. it uses a computerized numerical controlled (cnc) machining center to produce a specific part that has a design (nominal) target of 1.275 inches with tolerances of ± 0.020 inch. the cnc process that manufactures these parts has a mean of 1.285 inches and a standard deviation of 0.005 inch. compute the process capability ratio and process capability index, and comment on the overall capability of the process to meet the design specifications.

Which of the following is an example of a person’s background? a. jose enjoys drawing and painting. b. tobias works as a preschool teacher. c. jennifer grew up in beirut. d. lin wants to be an architect.