Suppose the economy is thought to be 1 percent below potential (i. e., the output gap is -1 percent), when potential output grows 2.5 percent per year. Suppose the Fed is following the Taylor rule, with an inflation rate of 1.5 percent over the past year. The federal funds rate is currently 4 percent. The equilibrium long-run real interest rate is 2 percent and the weights on the output gap and inflation gap are 0.8 and 0.2 respectively. The inflation target is 2 percent. Is the fed funds rate currently too high or too low

Dodd corporation uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. this month, the beginning inventory in the first processing department consisted of 400 units. the costs and percentage completion of these units in beginning inventory were:

Vulcan company is a monthly depositor whose tax liability for march 2019 is $2,510. 1. what is the due date for the deposit of these taxes? march 17 2. assume that no deposit was made until april 29. compute the following penalties. assume a 365-day year in your computations. round your answers to the nearest cent. a. penalty for failure to make timely deposits. $ b. penalty for failure to fully pay employment taxes $ c. interest on late payment (assume a 5% interest rate). $ d. total penalty imposed $

The leading producer of cell phone backup batteries, jumpstart, has achieved great success because they produce high-quality battery backups that are not too expensive. even so, another company that produces lower-quality batteries at the same price has also achieved some success, but not as much as jumpstart. also, in general, the price of backup batteries has declined because of economies of scale and learning. in addition, jumpstart has added complementary assets, such as a carrying case. considering all of these factors, the backup battery industry is most likely in the introduction stage. growth stage. shakeout stage. maturity stage.