Suppose the equilibrium real federal funds rate is 3 percent, the target rate of inflation is 3 percent, the current inflation rate is 1 percent, and real GDP is 8 percent below potential real GDP. If the weights for the inflation gap and the output gap are both 1/2, then according to the Taylor rule the federal funds target rate equals:A)-3 percent. B)-1 percent. C)3.5 percent. D)7 percent

The following selected circumstances relate to pending lawsuits for erismus, inc. erismus’s fiscal year ends on december 31. financial statements are issued in march 2019. erismus prepares its financial statements according to u.s. gaap. required: indicate the amount erismus would record as an asset, liability, or not accrued in the following circumstances. 1. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes the company has a slightly worse than 50/50 chance of eventually prevailing in court, and that if it loses, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 2. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages could fall anywhere in the range of $2,000,000 to $4,000,000, with any damage in that range equally likely. 3. erismus is defending against a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company will lose in court. if it loses, management believes that damages will eventually be $5,000,000, with a present value of $3,500,000. 4. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus's management believes it is probable that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $1,000,000. 5. erismus is a plaintiff in a lawsuit. erismus’s management believes it is virtually certain that the company eventually will prevail in court, and that if it prevails, the judgment will be $500,000.

Cash flows during the first year of operations for the harman-kardon consulting company were as follows: cash collected from customers, $360,000; cash paid for rent, $44,000; cash paid to employees for services rendered during the year, $124,000; cash paid for utilities, $54,000.in addition, you determine that customers owed the company $64,000 at the end of the year and no bad debts were anticipated. also, the company owed the gas and electric company $2,400 at year-end, and the rent payment was for a two-year period.calculate accrual net income for the year.

In 1948, the president of the united states earned a salary of $75,000. in 2000, the president earned a salary of $400,000. knowing that the cpi for 1948 is 24.1 and the cpi for 2000 is 172.2, convert the 1948 salary to constant 2000 dollars. when comparing constant dollar amounts, whose salary was worth more--harry truman, president in 1948, or bill clinton, president in 2000