Suppose that after five solid years of economic growth, Eurekaland begins to experience inflationary pressures due to strong consumer and investor confidence. If Eurekaland’s central bank wants to prevent inflation from becoming a major problem, which of the following actions should it take?a) It would reduce the money supply to push interest rates higher.
b) It would increase the money supply to push interest rates higher.
c) It would reduce the money supply to push interest rates lower.
d) It would increase the money supply to push interest rates lower.

Skychefs, inc. prepares in-flight meals for a number of major airlines. one of the company's products is grilled salmon in dill sauce with baby new potatoes and spring vegetables. during the most recent week, the company prepared 4000 of these meals using 960 direct labor hours. the company paid these direct labor workers a total of $19,200 for this work, or $20.00 per hour. according to standard cost card for this meal, it should require 0.25 direct labour-hours at a cost of $19.75 per hour.1. what is the standard labor-hours allowed (sh) to prepare 4,000 meals? 2. what is the standard labor cost allowed (sh x sr) to prepare 4,000 meals? 3. what is the labor spending variance? 4. what is the labor rate variance and the labor efficiency variance?