A manager hires labor and rents capital equipment in a very competitive market. Currently the wage rate is $12 per hour and capi
1 answer:
The firm should decrease the amount of capital used.
Solution:
The wage rate is $12 per hour and capital is rented at $8 per hour.
The marginal product of labour is 45 units of output per hour and the marginal product of capital is 65 units of output per hour.
A manager hires labour and rents capital equipment in a very competitive
market.
The ratio of marginal product of labour and wage rate
=
= 3.75
The ratio of marginal product of capital and rent
=
= 8.125
If the cost ratio is higher, it means that the boss must minimize the volume of money involved in the manufacturing process.
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Answer:
Note: The full question is attached as picture below
(a) (b) (c)
In Larger
Balance Difference column
1. No $725 Debit
2. Yes NA NA
3. Yes NA NA
4. No $225 Credit
5. Yes $684 NA
6. No $45 Credit
Answer:
1. Assets is debited for $10,000 as loans.
2. Liabilities is credited for $10,000 as deposits.
Explanation:
Note: This question is not complete as the amount is omitted. The complete question is therefore presented before answering the question as follows:
Suppose banks keep no excess reserves and that all banks are currently meeting the reserve requirement. The Federal Reserve then makes an open market purchase of $10000 from Bank 1.
Use the T-account below to show the result of this transaction for Bank 1, assuming Bank 1 keeps no excess reserves after the transaction.
The explanation of the answer is now given as follows:
Note: See the attached photo for Bank 1's T-Account.
In the attached photo, we can see that:
1. Assets is debited for $10,000 as loans.
2. Liabilities is credited for $10,000 as deposits.
