The Federal Reserve responded to the 2008 financial crisis in several ways. Which of the following is not one of the ways the Fed responded?
A) The Fed lent investment banks Treasury securities in exchange for mortgage-backed securities.
B) The Fed lowered the required reserve ratio on demand deposit accounts in order to increase the amount of bank reserves.
C) The Fed helped JP Morgan to acquire Bear Stearns, a nearly bankrupt investment bank.
D) The Fed made investment banks eligible for discount loans.
B
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i. The price support increases the price consumers pay. ii. The price support creates a deadweight loss. iii. The price support decreases output. A) i and ii B) i and iii C) iii only D) i, ii, and iii E) i only
The above table shows Sue's total utility from golf and tennis. If the price of each hour of golf is twice the price of each hour of tennis, and Sue plays four hours of tennis, then Sue plays
A) one hour of golf. B) two hours of golf. C) three hours of golf. D) four hours of golf.
The Open Market Trading Desk is
A) another name for the Federal Open Market Committee. B) an organization of private traders in government securities. C) the area on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange set aside for bond trading. D) a group of private securities traders that the Fed has selected to participate in open market operations.
An example of an implicit cost is
A) payment of a salary to a CEO of a company. B) a business using a building owned by the business owner. C) a payment to a resource owner. D) the payment of interest on a bond.