Consider the Taylor Rule for the Target of the Federal

question 50

Essay

Consider the Taylor rule for the target of the federal funds rate.Suppose the equilibrium real federal funds rate is 2 percent,the target rate of inflation is 3 percent,the current inflation rate is 3 percent,real GDP equals potential real GDP,and the weights are 1/2 for the inflation gap and the output gap.Using the Taylor rule,what does the target for the federal funds rate equal? Next,if the Federal Reserve lowered the target for the inflation rate to 1 percent,how much would the target for the federal funds rate change?

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Definitions:

Fixed Factory Overhead Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted and actual fixed overhead costs, attributable to variations in the volume of production.

Supervisors

Individuals in an organization responsible for overseeing the work of employees and managing their performance.

Volume Variance

The difference between the budgeted fixed overhead at 100% of normal capacity and the standard fixed overhead for the actual units produced.

Factory Overhead Cost

All of the costs of producing a product except for direct materials and direct labor.