If the fed purchases $50,000 in t-bills from a bank, by how much will the bank's excess reserves increase: a) by $50,000. b) by $50,000 times the required reserve ratio. c) by $50,000 divided by the required reserve ratio. d) not enough information has been provided to answer the question.

Levine inc., which produces a single product, has prepared the following standard cost sheet for one unit of the product. direct materials (9 pounds at $1.80 per pound) $16.20 direct labor (6 hours at $14.00 per hour) $84.00 during the month of april, the company manufactures 270 units and incurs the following actual costs. direct materials purchased and used (2,500 pounds) $5,000 direct labor (1,660 hours) $22,908 compute the total, price, and quantity variances for materials and labor.