Assume that the following data describe the condition of the banking system: required reserve ratio 20 percent (a) total deposits $100 billion (b) total reserves 30 billion (c) required reserves 20 billion (d) excess reserves 10 billion (e) money multiplier 5 (f) unused lending capacity $50 billion what would the following values be immediately after a change in the required reserve ratio from 0.20 to 0.10?

Should the government be downsized? which functions should be cut back? which ones should be expanded?

Suppose that in an economy the structural unemployment rate is 2.2 percent, the natural unemployment rate is 5.3 percent, and the cyclical unemployment rate is 2 percent. the frictional unemployment rate is percent and the actual unemployment rate (in this economy) is percent.

True tomato inc. makes organic ketchup. to promote its products, this firm decided to make bottles in the shape of tomatoes. to accomplish this, true tomato worked with its bottle manufacture to create a set of unique molds for its bottles. which of the following specialized assets does this example demonstrate? (a) site specificity (b) research specificity (c) physical-asset specificity (d) human-asset specificity