The discount rate is a. the rate at which the Fed lends to banks. b. the rate at which public banks lend to other public banks. c. the percentage difference between the face value of a Treasury bond and what the Fed pays for it. d. the percentage of deposits banks hold as excess reserves.

]4. seiler company has the following information: materials work-in-process finished goods beginning inventory 300 400 500 ending inventory 700 900 1500 material purchase 7,700 cost of goods sold 15,600 direct labor 5,500 what was the manufacturing overhead for the period? a. $3,400. b. $4,300. c. $3,000. d. $5,500.

Atax on the sellers of coffee will a. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, increase the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and increase the equilibrium quantity of coffee. b. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, increase the e ffective price of coffee received by sellers, and decrease the equilibrium quantity of coffee. c. increase the price of coffee paid by buyers, decrease the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and increase the equilibrium quantity of coffee. d. increa se the price of coffee paid by buyers, decrease the effective price of coffee received by sellers, and decrease the equilibrium quantity of coffee.

In the short-run, marginal costs are equal to the change in variable costs as output changes. ( mc = change in variable cost / change in quantity) assume that capital is fixed in the short-run. (a) start with the equation for marginal cost and derive an equation that relates marginal cost of production to the cost and productivity of labor. (b) draw a standard looking short-run marginal cost curve and use the equation you derived to explain its shape.