If the actual money multiplier equals the potential money multiplier and if the Federal Reserve wishes to increase the money supply by $500 when the reserve ratio is 10 percent, it should
A) buy $5000 of government bonds. B) sell $5000 of government bonds.
C) sell $50 of government bonds. D) buy $50 of government bonds.
D
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Use the following table, which lists output quantities and prices for the only three goods in the economy, to answer the next question. The base year is 2007.YearHot DogsBaseballsBottles of Beer?PriceQuantityPriceQuantityPriceQuantity2005$2.00100$2.5050$1.0010020064.001005.001002.0015020075.001005.001002.0020020088.001508.002004.00200200910.0020010.002004.00250The Consumer Price Index for the year 2009 is
A. 50. B. 200. C. 100. D. 150.
If the U.S. dollar becomes weaker in international foreign exchange markets, imported goods become more expensive. One result of this is that
A) domestic employment rises. B) net exports increase. C) real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increases. D) net exports decrease.
Compare perfect competition and monopolistic competition. In what ways are they similar? In what ways are they different?
What will be an ideal response?
A short-run aggregate supply curve (SRAS) assumes: a. the CPI is fixed
b. each point on the SRAS is potential real GDP. c. fixed or sticky nominal wages. d. nominal wages vary directly with price changes.