1. Assume that banks hold no excess reserves and that all currency is deposited into the banking system. If the required reserve ratio is 10.00%, and the Federal Reserve wants to increase the money supply by $35.00 million, the Fed would need to make an open market purchase of $million. 2. Assume that banks hold no excess reserves and that all currency is deposited into the banking system. If the required reserve ratio is 15.00%, and the Federal Reserve wants to decrease the money supply by $60.00 million, the Fed would need to make an open market sale of $million.
3. Suppose that banks decide to hold excess reserves. In order for the Federal Reserve to change the money supply by the same amounts as in parts 1 and 2, it would need to make:.
A. a larger open market purchase but a smaller open market sale.
B. a smaller open market purchase and a smaller open market sale.
C. a larger open market purchase and a larger open market sale.
D. a smaller open market purchase but a larger open market sale.

The table below is comparing level of education achieved to the rate of unemployment and the median weekly earnings in 2008. based on the information provided, the unemployment rate decreases the most when moving between which two consecutive educational levels? a. “less than high school” and “high school graduate” b. “high school graduate” and “some college, no degree” c. “associate degree” and “bachelor’s degree” d. “professional degree” and “doctoral degree”

Which is the correct expansion of the term internet? a. internetwork b. institutional network c. instructional network d. international network

Paar corporation bought 100 percent of kimmel, inc., on january 1, 2012. on that date, paar’s equipment (10-year life) has a book value of $420,000 but a fair value of $520,000. kimmel has equipment (10-year life) with a book value of $272,000 but a fair value of $400,000. paar uses the equity method to record its investment in kimmel. on december 31, 2014, paar has equipment with a book value of $294,000 but a fair value of $445,200. kimmel has equipment with a book value of $190,400 but a fair value of $357,000. the consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 is $574,000. what would be the impact on consolidated balance for the equipment account as of december 31, 2014 if the parent had applied the initial value method rather than the equity method? the balance in the consolidated equipment account cannot be determined for the initial value method using the information given. the consolidated equipment account would have a higher reported balance. the consolidated equipment account would have a lower reported balance. no effect: the method the parent uses is for internal reporting purposes only and has no impact on consolidated totals.