When the Federal Reserve decreases the federal funds target rate, the lower rate is achieved through a. purchases of government bonds, which reduces interest rates and causes people to hold more money. b. purchases of government bonds, which reduces interest rates and causes people to hold less money. c. sales of government bonds, which reduces interest rates and causes people to hold less money. d. sales of government bonds, which reduces interest rates and causes people to hold more money

Ds unlimited has the following transactions during august. august 6 purchases 58 handheld game devices on account from gamegirl, inc., for $140 each, terms 2/10, n/60. august 7 pays $340 to sure shipping for freight charges associated with the august 6 purchase. august 10 returns to gamegirl three game devices that were defective. august 14 pays the full amount due to gamegirl. august 23 sells 38 game devices purchased on august 6 for $160 each to customers on account. the total cost of the 38 game devices sold is $5,448.51. required: record the transactions of ds unlimited, assuming the company uses a perpetual inventory system. (if no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "no journal entry required" in the first account field. round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

What is the relationship between marginal external cost, marginal social cost, and marginal private cost? a. marginal social cost equals marginal private cost plus marginal external cost. b. marginal private cost plus marginal social cost equals marginal external cost. c. marginal social cost plus marginal external cost equals marginal private cost. d. marginal external cost equals marginal private cost minus marginal social cost. marginal external cost a. is expressed in dollars, so it is not an opportunity cost b. is an opportunity cost borne by someone other than the producer c. is equal to two times the marginal private cost d. is a convenient economics concept that is not real

Suppose portugal has 700 workers and 26,000 units of capital, and france has 18,000 workers and 700 units of capital. technology is identical in both countries. assume that wine is the capital-intensive good and cloth is the labor-intensive good. which of the following statements is correct if the nations start trading with each other? a) wages will increase in portugal.b) rental rates in france will increase.c) wages in france will decrease.d) rental rates in portugal will increase.