Assignment 1 UNIT 1 Question 1 (5 marks): Discuss the rate-limiting factor. Why is it important to consider when studying exercise physiology and training? Provide one example to clarify your understanding. The rate-limiting factor is the “step” that limits performances (the “slow step”). If we know the rate-limiting step in a certain physiological pathway or training situation‚ we can manipulate the factors of this step to change and increase the rate of the pathway. This will improve overall training
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MacroEconomics 8/5/15 Federal Funds Rate Increase According to our textbook in Chapter 12‚ the federal funds rate is "The interest rate financial institutions charge each other for overnight loans used as reserves. A change in the federal funds rate reflects changes in the market demand and supply of excess reserves." I found the best explanation of the federal funds rate at http://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/federalfundsrate.asp. Investopedia defines it as "the interest rate at which a depository
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Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve System Monetary policy is the Federal Reserves’ way of influencing the amount of currency and credit that is in circulation in the United States economy. When the currency and credit rates are altered‚ the interest rates and performance of the U.S. economy are affected. There are three goals of monetary policy; promote maximum employment‚ stable prices‚ and moderate long-term interest rates. The Federal Reserves’ goal is to implement effective monetary policies
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Kraszewski May 14‚ 2013 National University Finance 440- Financial Institutions If the Federal Reserve wanted to reduce the amount of liquidity in the Banking system‚ how would they accomplish this via open market operations? The Federal Reserve uses three methods to influence the money supply in the United States. Their tools are: open market operations‚ discount lending and the reserve requirement but open market operations are the most essential to the control of the monetary policy
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The Federal Reserve (Fed) creates and manages some of the most important economic policies in the world. Its current chairman‚ Janet Yellen is considered one of the most powerful people in the world because of the decisions she oversees. One of the biggest decisions that Federal Reserve has to make is what to do with the short-term interest rate. To comprehend that question one must look at the two factors that go into that decision. Those two factors are referred to as the dual mandate. So what
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Three ways the Federal Reserve Bank can change the money supply. One way the Federal Reserve Bank can change the money supply is by purchasing U.S. government securities from financial institutions. They can create “funds” or credits on their balance sheets in exchange for the securities. The second policy the Federal Reserve can use is the discount rate. This is the interest-rate the Federal Reserve charge banks for their loans. They can either increase or decrease this rate to encourage or discourage
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Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee Release Economic Projections Summary On June 19th‚ the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released details of the monetary policy action to intervene the economy. What the FOMC promises to seek are price stability and continued rise in employment. Expectations are that the economy will continue to grow and the unemployment rate will decrease. Nevertheless‚ the Committee is aware of the actual risk that the economy
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Cash Discount on Sales Cash discount is the discount offered by seller for paying cash early. Cash discount is only offered on credit sales where the customers do not pay at the time of sale but promise to pay latter. There are two methods of accounting for sales that offer cash discounts; the gross method and the net method. These two methods are explained with the help of the following example: Example Suppose Company A sells certain goods at a price of $4‚400 with terms of payment
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Kyle Jarman Group B Topic 4: Adjusting Entries What are the 4 different Adjusting Entries?: Adjusting entries are classified as either deferrals or accruals. Each class has two subcategories: Prepaid Expenses‚ Unearned Revenues‚ Accrued Revenues and Accrued Expenses. What accounting assumptions necessitate the use of adjusting entries?: Some events are not recorded daily because it is not efficient to do so. Some costs are not recorded during the accounting period because they expire
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