Measured as a share of the economy, the size of the trade sector (exports plus imports) of the United States has
a. been increasing since 1980, but it declined during 1960-1980.
b. been relatively constant during the last four decades.
c. increased by about 10 percent during the last four decades.
d. approximately doubled since 1980 and tripled since 1960.
Answer: d. approximately doubled since 1980 and tripled since 1960.
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The appropriate monetary policy in the event of a recessionary gap would be to
A) raise the required reserve ratio. B) increase the difference between the federal funds rate and the required reserve ratio. C) engage in an open market purchase of U.S. government securities. D) increase the difference between the discount rate and the federal funds rate.
In the figure above, the firm's economic
A) loss will be greater than $30 per day. B) loss will be $30 or less per day. C) profit will be between $0 and $30 per day. D) profit will be greater than $30.01 per day.
Refer to Table 20-1. The labor force participation rate for this simple economy equals
A) (1,100/15,000 ) × 100. B) (1,000/15,000 ) × 100. C) (1,000/1,100 ) × 100. D) (1,100/20,000 ) × 100.
If net exports are equal to net foreign investment, which of the following is not true?
A) The balance on the financial account is zero. B) The current account balance is equal to the negative of the financial account balance. C) Net capital inflows are equal to imports minus exports. D) The balance of payments is zero.