Answer:
The current bid/ask spread for Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares is $935
Explanation:
The computation of the current bid/ask price is shown below:
The Current bid/ask price = Ask price - Bid price
= $263,810 - $262,875
= $935
The commission amount should be ignored in the computation part. Hence, it will not be considered as it is not relevant.
Answer:
The correct answer is B. The monetary base.
Explanation:
The Monetary Base is made up of all legal money in circulation (that is, bills and coins), added to the reserves of commercial banks in the central bank. In other words, it is the legal money issued by the Central Bank of a country and can be in the hands of the public, or else in the cashier of the different commercial banks that the financial sector of the country. The monetary base is monitored by the central bank and constitutes its main way to control the money supply. Also another way to define the monetary base is that they constitute the monetary liabilities of the central bank.
Answer:
D. Serve as the fiscal agent for the Federal government
Explanation:
The Federal Reserve System (FRS) is the central bank of the United States. FRS regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system.
The functions of Federal Reserve System includes;
1. conducting the nation's monetary policy
2. regulating banking institutions
3. monitoring and protecting the credit rights of consumers
4. maintaining the stability of the financial system
5. providing financial services to the U.S. government.
In order to properly tackle this problem, we must understand the relationship between the nominal annual rate and real (effective) annual rate.
To do this:
-First you take the nominal rate, divide by the number of times it's compounded (converted) per year.
-Then, add one to that number, and raise that number to the power of how many times you compound per year.
Here is the method in practice:
First 3 Years:
Nominal rate= 2% ÷ 12 times/yr = 0.001667
Effective rate = 1.001667 ^12 = 1.020184
Next 2 Years (Discounting)
3% ÷ 2/yr = .015
1.015 ^ 2 = 1.061364
Next 4 years (Interest)
.042 ÷ .5 (once every 2 years) = .084
1.084 ^ (1/2) = 1.041153
The last 3 years are already expressed as an effective rate, so we don't need to convert them. The annual rate is:
1.058
I kept the 1 in the numbers (1.058 instead of 5.8% for example) so that it's easier to find the final number
Take every relevant number and raise it to the power of the number of years it's compounded for. For discounting, raise it to a negative power.
First 3 years: 1.020184 ^ 3 = 1.061784
Next 2 years: 1.030225 ^ -2 = .942184
Next 4 years: 1.041163 ^ 4 = 1.175056
Last 3 years: 1.058 ^ -3 = .84439
Multiply these numbers (include all decimals when you do this calculation)
1.062 * .942 * 1.175 * .844 = .992598
This is our final multiplier to find the effect on our principal:
.992598 * 2,480 = 2461.64
Answer is 2461.64
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