Why is raising the interest rate on reserves considered a contractionary monetary policy?
A. It causes banks to lower their prime interest rate in response.
B. It makes it more expensive for businesses to hire new employees.
C. It prevents investors from withdrawing their money from banks.
D. It encourages banks to keep money in reserve instead of lending
it.

Stephanie wants to see what percentage of her employees' total working hours are spent working overtime. in the cell, enter a formula that divides sarah's overtime hours (cell c7) by her total hours worked (cell f7)

Which of these is the best example of a cause-and-effect chain of events? 1. alonzo went to the music festival. 2. carmen went to the same music festival. 3. alonzo met carmen at the music festival. 1. yosef bought a new car from a dealership. 2. bailey bought a car from the same dealership. 3. bailey paid more for his car than yosef did. 1. the high school football team played a game on friday night. 2. the drama club put on a play on friday night. 3. maya watched the football game instead of the play. 1. a fast food restaurant ran an advertisement on television. 2. hank saw the advertisement and got hungry. 3. hank went to the fast food restaurant and bought food.

Central american countries are important agricultural producers. each year, the united states imports about five billion dollars’ worth of a. bananas b. cacao c. mangoes d. coffee