Some economists suggest that the fed should follow an explicit rule or formula for monetary policy. for example, the rule would specify how interest rates would change based on changes in real gdp and inflation. only with a fixed rule, these economists argue, would the public really understand the fed's future intentions for policy. because of the benefit of better public understanding and more transparency of the federal reserve, there do not appear to be any disadvantages of adopting an explicit rule or formula. a. true b. false

Which type of data is generally stored in different file formats, such as text files, spreadsheets, and so on?

Xie company identified the following activities, costs, and activity drivers for 2017. the company manufactures two types of go-karts: deluxe and basic. activity expected costs expected activity handling materials $ 625,000 100,000 parts inspecting product 900,000 1,500 batches processing purchase orders 105,000 700 orders paying suppliers 175,000 500 invoices insuring the factory 300,000 40,000 square feet designing packaging 75,000 2 models required: 1. compute a single plantwide overhead rate, assuming that the company assigns overhead based on 125,000 budgeted direct labor hours. 2. in january 2017, the deluxe model required 2,500 direct labor hours and the basic model required 6,000 direct labor hours. assign overhead costs to each model using the single plantwide overhead rate.

What is the relationship among market segmentation, target markts, and consumer profiles?