A good is said to be "inferior" if:
A. it is of low quality.
B. consumers buy less of it at a high price.
C. it has a negative income elasticity of demand.
D. it has many substitutes.
Answer: C
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A hypothetical open economy has a marginal propensity to import (MPI) equal to 0.2 and a marginal propensity to consume equal to 0.7. Assume that the economy is initially in equilibrium. Refer to Scenario 10.2. What is the marginal propensity to save of this economy?
a. 0.2 b. 0.3 c. 0.7 d. 0.9 e. 0.6
The Fed uses operating targets as well as intermediate targets because
A) the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 requires it to do so. B) the Fed controls intermediate targets only indirectly. C) the public is much more unfamiliar with the variables used as operating targets, so for policy to be effective intermediate targets must also be announced. D) if one set of targets proves ineffective in attaining policy goals, the other set is available.
An unemployment rate of zero percent cannot be expected because
A) there are some people who do not want to work. B) there will always be discouraged workers. C) some portion of the labor force will always be between jobs. D) cyclical unemployment will always exist.
Which of the following statements most likely lies within the realm of macroeconomics?
A. An increase in the price of automobiles will lead to a decrease in the quantity of automobiles demanded. B. Due to process innovations in computer chip manufacturing, the market supply of computers increased. C. Due to an economic recession, manufacturing firms began implementing layoffs of their workforces. D. Anticipating that the benefits would outweigh costs involved, an undergraduate student purchases the course textbook.