Answer:
Option (B) is correct.
Explanation:
When there is an increase in the interest rate then as a result this will shift the aggregate demand curve leftwards. This is because of the fall in one of the component of aggregate demand curve that is investment.
Increased interest rate will reduce the investment demand and hence shifts the aggregate demand curve rightwards. This increase in the interest rate will also increase the reserves of the banks.
When there is a leftward shift in the AD curve then as a result there is a fall in both real GDP and Price level in an economy.
Answer: a). Debit Factory Payroll Payable $160,000; credit Cash $160,000.
Explanation: Direct labor refers to the manpower used in production. They are the factory workers involved in using the raw materials to produce finished goods.
Expense on direct labor is provided for during the production by a debit to factory payroll expense and a credit to factory payroll payable.
As such, the journal entry will be a debit to factory payroll payable $160,000 and a credit to cash $160,000. This means cash will reduce by $160,000 as the factory workers are paid while payables which is a provision account will reduce as well on the cash book by the same amount.
Answer:
Federal funds rate
Explanation:
Federal funds rate is the interest rate at which commercial banks borrow and lend their excess reserves to each other overnight.
The competitiveness of a good usually depends on two key factors: its price, and its quality. While poor quality goods are less competitive from a quality perspective but poor quality goods are usually cheaper to produce resulting to a lower final price. So overall, the lower the cost and the higher the quality the more competitive a good is.
