The survey done by Apex Corporation
on its consumers to find out how they view the similarities and dissimilarities
among relevant product attributes for a set of competing brands is an example
of PRODUCT POSITIONING RESEARCH. The main aim of a Product Positioning Research
is to understand the position of a product or a brand in comparison to a competing
product or brand.
15? since you have 10 left on hand after last night's inventory check you should get 15 if you don't know the rate at which each are sold.
Answer:
These statements are true:
A) The Federal Reserve does not set the Federal funds rate, but it influences it through the use of open market operations:
For example, at the very moment the Fed funds rate is 1.75%. If the Fed wanted to raise it to 2%, it would have to do so through the use of open market operations (in this case, because it wants to raise the rate, it would have to sell securities in order to reduce the money supply).
C) The Federal Reserve sets the target for the Federal funds rate, and then uses the reserve ratio to push banks toward that target.
Reserve requirements are perhaps the most powerful, and least often used, monetary policy tool that the Fed has at its disposal. It is very powerful because it directly increases or decreases the money supply.
For example, if the Fed wants to increase the fed funds rate, it can raise the reserve ratio so that banks keep more money in reserves, have less money to loan, and in consequence, create less money, causing the money supply to shrink and the fed funds rate to rise accordingly.
D) The Federal Reserve sets the Federal funds rate.
Correct. More specifically, the Federal Open Market Committee, which meets eight times a year to set the target for the fed funds rate.
Answer:
External funds needed = $40,000.
Explanation:
An increase in the firm's retained earnings (a component of the shareholder's equity) arises as a result of higher sales volume, thereby making the Asset = Liability + Shareholder's Equity Equation unbalanced.
Therefore, there must be an increment in the firm's assets by an equal amount in order to re balance the equation. If there is an increase in assets by a greater magnitude than retained earnings increment, the gap is filled by external financing (which is a liability and increases the liability component of the equation).
Net income = Sales * profit margin = $500000*10% = $50000
Dividend= Net income * payout ratio = $50000*20%= $10000
Increase in retained earnings = Net income - Dividend = $(50000-10000)
= $40000
Increase in assets = $80000
External funds needed = $(80000-40000) = $40,000.
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