I think we all use the “economic model" when shopping for groceries these days. I find myself comparing prices more than ever. Your thoughts?

If you are hoping to get a loan to expand your business, will you welcome the news that the Fed is raising the discount rate? Why or why not?

F1. Use the Panera annual report to answer this question. You are going to start a fast casual restaurant similar to Panera, You need to figure out what your cost of goods sold will be. You decide to use the 2012 Panera numbers for your assumed cost of goods sold. In particular, you use the "Cost of Food and Paper Products" line item as the basis of your cost of goods sold. You know to compare this to the revenue item "Bakery Cafe Sales, Net". Based on this, what would be a reasonable assumption for your cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales?

As inflation rises, people will tend to go to the bank more often. This is known as menu costs. go to the bank more often. This is known as shoeleather costs. go to the bank less often. This is known as the inflation fallacy. go to the bank less often. This is known as redistribution costs