Through open market operations, the Fed is able to influence
A. Portfolio decisions.
B. Real output but not the price level.
C. The stock market but not the bond market.
D. Automatic stabilizers.
Answer: A
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Consider an industry that is made up of nine firms each with a market share (percent of sales) as follows:
a. Firm A: 30% b. Firm B: 20% c. Firms C, D, and E: 10% each d. Firms F, G, H, and J: 5% each What is the value of the four-firm concentration ratio and how is the industry categorized? A) 80%; strongly oligopolistic B) 70%; oligopoly C) 50%; monopolistic competition D) 75%; oligopoly
Which of the following is likeliest to have increased between points A and D?
a. price indices
b. interest rates
c. government spending
d. net imports
Which of the following takes place in the direct finance market?
A) Firms borrow funds from banks.
B) Deposits from savers are accumulated and loans made to borrowers.
C) Ownership in corporations is sold in the form of preferred stock.
D) Banks offer savings accounts to customers.
Recall the Application about the costs involved in opening a restaurant to answer the following question(s).Recall the Application. The $45,000 franchise fee that you would pay to Sonic (the owner of the Sonic Drive-In brand) is considered:
A. a variable cost. B. part of the marginal cost. C. part of the marginal revenue. D. a fixed cost.