What is meant when economists say that the Federal Reserve Banks are central banks, quasi-public banks, and bankers’ banks?

In the fall, jay thompson decided to live in a university dormitory. he signed a dorm contract under which he was obligated to pay the room rent for the full college year. one clause stated that if he moved out during the year, he could sell his dorm contract to another student who would move into the dormitory as his replacement. the dorm cost was $5000 for the two semesters, which jay had already paid a month after he moved into the dorm, he decided he would prefer to live in an apartment. that week, after some searching for a replacement to fulfill his dorm contract, jay had two offers. one student offered to move in immediately and to pay jay $300 per month for the eight remaining months of the school year. a second student offered to move in the second semester and pay $2500 to jay. jay estimates his food cost per month is $500 if he lives in the dorm and $450 if he lives in an apartment with three other students. his share of the apartment rent and utilities will be $404 per month. assume each semester is 4.5 months long. disregard the small differences in the timing of the disbursements or receipts. what is the cost of the cheapest alternative?

Eagle sporting goods reported the following data at july ​31, 2016​, with amounts adapted in​ thousands: ​(click the icon to view the income​ statement.) ​(click the icon to view the statement of retained​ earnings.) ​(click the icon to view the balance​ sheet.) 1. compute eagle​'s net working capital. 2. compute eagle​'s current ratio. round to two decimal places. 3. compute eagle​'s debt ratio. round to two decimal places. do these values and ratios look​ strong, weak or​ middle-of-the-road? 1. compute eagle​'s net working capital. total current assets - total current liabilities = net working capital 99400 - 30000 = 69400 2. compute eagle​'s current ratio. ​(round answer to two decimal​ places.) total current assets / total current liabilities = current ratio 99400 / 30000 = 3.31 3. compute eagle​'s debt ratio. ​(round answer to two decimal​ places.) total liabilities / total assets = debt ratio 65000 / 130000 = 0.50 do these ratio values and ratios look​ strong, weak or​ middle-of-the-road? net working capital is ▾ . this means ▾ current assets exceed current liabilities current liabilities exceed current assets and is a ▾ negative positive sign. eagle​'s current ratio is considered ▾ middle-of-the-road. strong. weak. eagle​'s debt ratio is considered ▾ middle-of-the-road. strong. weak. choose from any list or enter any number in the input fields and then continue to the next question.

An insurance company estimates the probability of an earthquake in the next year to be 0.0015. the average damage done to a house by an earthquake it estimates to be $90,000. if the company offers earthquake insurance for $150, what is company`s expected value of the policy? hint: think, is it profitable for the insurance company or not? will they gain (positive expected value) or lose (negative expected value)? if the expected value is negative, remember to show "-" sign. no "+" sign needed for the positive expected value