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Surgical operations have consistently increased in number which is a pointer to the high or equally rising number of patients in pursuit of surgical solutions. Access by the patients to quality surgical operations however is still a problem that needs to be attended to as an initiative into effectiveness and efficiency (Tagge, Thirumoorthi, Garberoglio, & Mitchell, 2017). A critical sector area as far as the health sector is concerned is the operating or theater room. It is a room that...

CHAPTER 11 MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY Solutions to the Problems in the Textbook: Conceptual Problems: 1.a. An open market operation is an exchange of bonds for money or vice versa by the Fed. In an open market purchase, the Fed buys bonds from the public (generally via government bond dealers) in exchange for money. This action increases the monetary base and therefore the supply of money. In an open market sale, the Fed sells bonds in exchange for money, decreasing the monetary base and ...

CHAPTER 10 MONEY, INTEREST, AND INCOME Answers to Problems in the Textbook: Conceptual Problems: 1. The model in Chapter 9 assumed that both the price level and the interest rate were fixed. But the ISLM model lets the interest rate fluctuate and determines the combination of output demanded and the interest rate for a fixed price level. It should be noted that while the upward-sloping AD-curve in Chapter 9 (the [C+I+G+NX]-line in the Keynesian cross diagram) assumed that interest rates an...

CHAPTER 15 THE DEMAND FOR MONEY Solutions to the Problems in the Textbook: Conceptual Problems: 1. Money is any asset that is widely used as a medium of exchange. People want to hold money since it simplifies their current or future transactions. Since the nominal value of money is always known with certainty, it is a very safe and liquid asset, unless there is a very high rate of inflation. Therefore holding money protects asset holders against potential capital losses on riskier assets....

CHAPTER 11 MONETARY AND FISCAL POLICY Solutions to the Problems in the Textbook: Conceptual Problems: 1.a. An open market operation is an exchange of bonds for money or vice versa by the Fed. In an open market purchase, the Fed buys bonds from the public (generally via government bond dealers) in exchange for money. This action increases the monetary base and therefore the supply of money. In an open market sale, the Fed sells bonds in exchange for money, decreasing the monetary base and ...