The exhibit shows how supply and demand might shift in response to specific events. Suppose a wet and sunny year increases the nation’s sweet pea crop by 20 percent. Which panel best describes how this will affect the market for frozen sweet corn, a substitute for sweet peas?A. Panel (a)B. Panel (b)C. Panel (c)D. Panel (d)

Thomas kratzer is the purchasing manager for the headquarters of a large insurance company chain with a central inventory operation. thomas's fastest-moving inventory item has a demand of 6,000 units per year. the cost of each unit is $100, and the inventory carrying cost is $10 per unit per year. the average ordering cost is $30 per order. it takes about 5 days for an order to arrive, and the demand for 1 week is 120 units. (this is a corporate operation, and the are 250 working days per year.)a) what is the eoq? b) what is the average inventory if the eoq is used? c) what is the optimal number of orders per year? d) what is the optimal number of days in between any two orders? e) what is the annual cost of ordering and holding inventory? f) what is the total annual inventory cost, including cost of the 6,000 units?

Anew joint command and control system is being developed to meet the strategic information needs of all the military services. the air force is the lead service, but the army and navy have different points of view about what functions the system should perform. which one of the software acquisition best practices would be most relevant in managing this issue as the program office undertakes system development?

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.