Answer:
A. We should expect higher interest rates and lower stock prices.
Explanation:
Producer price index refers to the price that producers recieve for their products. When there is an increase in PPI it means producers are receiving more revenue.
Increased revenue will result in more money in circulation. To regulate the excess money the monetary authorities will increase interest rate to reduce borrowing and by extension money in the economy.
Because there is now a need to get more funds by the companies, they will lower share prices to make them attractive to prospective investors.
Answer:
696,325 Pounds
Explanation:
The computation of the direct material purchase budget is given below:
Here we assume that
one pound = 16 ounces
Now total wax needed is
= Production of Finished Goods × Pounds of wax needed for production
= 730,000 candles × 11 ÷ 16
= 501,875 pounds
Now
Total direct material purchased = (Total Wax needed + Ending Inventory, Jan.31 - opening inventory) × unit price
= (490,625 Pounds + 12,900 pounds - 17,400 pounds) × $1.40 per pound
= 696,325 Pounds
Answer:
a) 2000
b) 4000
c) 2000 and 4800
Explanation:
The quantitative theory of money shows how the monetary side of an economy behaves, that is, the effect of money supply on income. It is given by the equation MV = PY, where M = money supply, V is the currency's velocity, P is the price level and Y is the real income level.
M = 500, V = 8, P = 2
a) The real income level:
MV = PY
500 x 8 = 2 x Y
Y = 2000
b) Nominal income level (price level multiplied by real income)
PY
2 x 2000 = 4000
C) If the money supply increases by 20%, ie to 600, the real income will be:
MV = PY
600 x 8 = 2.4 x Y (Y is full employment income, so the effects of money supply will be on the price level)
Y = 2000 Real income remains the same, increase in money supply does not affect real output, only price level, which increases from 2 to 2.4.
The nominal income, in turn, will be:
PY
2.4 x 2000 = 4800
That is, an increase in the money supply only increases nominal income.