Airline Industry

I am trying to find out more about the airline industry. I know since 9/11 and the war the airline industry has been affected by gas prices and security threats, etc. In the airline industry, there have been shifts in price elasticity of supply and demand. Is the price considered elasticity or inelastic? What is the price elasticity of supply for the airline industry?

Federal Reserve

Fully describe the method by which the Federal Reserve uses the banking system to create new money.

Concepts of real & nominal interest rates

Looking at the concepts of real and nominal interest rates. How does inflation impact the interest you pay for loans such as a mortgage, car loan, or credit card loan? How do the concepts of real and nominal affect you when you get a raise?

Monetary policy used by federal reserve

What type of monetary policy has the Federal Reserve been using for the past year (easy/expansionary, tight/contractionary, or neutral/non-involvement)? Why have they been using this policy? How have they implemented the policy (changing the "interest rate", changing the reserve ratio, or open market operations)? How has this policy impacted you and/or your company?

Consumer Price Index

I am looking for 3 strengths and 3 weaknesses of the attached mock calculation of the CPI. What identifies these characteristics and if the CPI is imperfect, do we need to use it?