Four years ago, the manufacturer Acme Tool and Die included its employees in a profit-sharing plan in which workers receive quarterly bonuses based on the company's profits. Since this plan was initiated, worker productivity at Acme Tool and Die has nearly doubled. This productivity increase is best explained in terms of:

The chart shows a production possibilities schedule for sabrina’s soccer. combination: soccer balls: soccer nets: a 10 0 b 8 1 c 6 2 d 4 3 e 2 4 f 0 5 which statement correctly explains the chart? a. the opportunity cost of producing one soccer net is eight soccer balls. b. the opportunity cost of producing two soccer nets is two soccer balls. c. the opportunity cost of producing two soccer balls is one soccer net. d. the opportunity cost of producing four soccer balls is three soccer nets.

Acompany that makes shopping carts for supermarkets and other stores recently purchased some new equipment that reduces the labor content of the jobs needed to produce the shopping carts. prior to buying the new equipment, the company used 6 workers, who produced an average of 79 carts per hour. workers receive $16 per hour, and machine coast was $49 per hour. with the new equipment, it was possible to transfer one of the workers to another department, and equipment cost increased by $11 per hour while output increased by four carts per hour. a) compute the multifactor productivity (mfp) (labor plus equipment) under the prior to buying the new equipment. the mfp (carts/$) = (round to 4 decimal places). b) compute the productivity changes between the prior to and after buying the new equipment. the productivity growth = % (round to 2 decimal places)

Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. a. the fed buys bonds in open-market operations. b. the fed reduces the reserve requirement. c. the fed increases the interest rate it pays on reserves. d. citibank repays a loan it had previously taken from the fed. e. after a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency. f. fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves. g. the fomc increases its target for the federal funds rate.