Your roommate is having trouble grasping how monetary policy works. Which of the following explanations could you use to correctly describe the mechanism by which the Fed can affect the economy through monetary policy? Increasing the money supplyA) causes people to spend more because they know prices will rise in the future. B) lowers the interest rate, and firms increase investment spending. C) raises the interest rate and consumers decrease spending on durable goods. D) lowers the interest rate, raises the value of the dollar, lowers the prices of exports, and raises net exports.

Acompany manufactures x units of product a and y units of product b, on two machines, i and ii. it has been determined that the company will realize a profit of $3 on each unit of product a and $4 on each unit of product b. to manufacture a unit of product a requires 7 min on machine i and 5 min on machine ii. to manufacture a unit of product b requires 8 min on mchine i and 5 min on machine ii. there are 175 min available on machine i and 125 min available on machine ii in each work shift. how many units of a product should be produced in each shift to maximize the company's profit p?

Awork system has five stations that have process times of 5, 9, 4, 9, and 8. what is the throughput time of the system? a. 7b. 4c. 18d. 35e. 9

Elena wants to open a chinese restaurant near a university. she has the required capital to start her restaurant. however, she is unable to find chefs for her restaurant. what type of resource is ellena lacking