suggestions and thoughts

i need some thoughts on permanent employees versus temporary employees. i also need some suggestions on search engines i can refer to.

General Question

How does the FOMC accomplish the open market short term interest rate?

profit maximization

An online retailer mails out catalogs. You might browse through one and decide to order. You call a toll free number and place your order and it will arrive in several days by post or UPS. However, what you probably don't know (since you only live at one post office address) is that the merchant sends out multiple catalogs at the same time. And the prices in the catalogs can differ substantially for the same item. Since they know the address of the mailing and the buying habits of the customer, they can set prices differently based on demographics (the address tells them that) and past preferences of customers (your purchase record with them tells them that). In addition, other factors, e.g.... click for more

Opportunity costs of making a product

Briefly explain the concept of increasing opportunity costs of making a product.

Determinants of the demand curve

What factors other than the price of the product help determine the demand curve?