Phelps Gold manufactures award medals. In August, Phelps produced 5,000 medals, 100 more than expected. During the month, the company purchased 1, 100 ounces of gold for $875,000. The standard price for the gold is $800 per ounce. The company actually used 1,000 ounces of gold for production. Calculate Phelps's direct materials price variance for the month.

Jaynet spends $30,000 per year on painting supplies and storage space. she recently received two job offers from a famous marketing firm – one offer was for $85,000 per year, and the other was for $120,000. however, she turned both jobs down to continue a painting career. if jaynet sells 40 paintings per year at a price of $4,000 each:

Suppose an economy has only two sectors: goods and services. each year, goods sells 80% of its outputs to services and keeps the rest, while services sells 62% of its output to goods and retains the rest. find equilibrium prices for the annual outputs of the goods and services sectors that make each sector's income match its expenditures.

Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. a. the fed buys bonds in open-market operations. b. the fed reduces the reserve requirement. c. the fed increases the interest rate it pays on reserves. d. citibank repays a loan it had previously taken from the fed. e. after a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency. f. fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves. g. the fomc increases its target for the federal funds rate.