The sale of $1 billion of securities to a bank or some other business by the Fed is an example of
A) a last resort loan.
B) a multiple contraction of the quantity of money.
C) an open market operation.
D) a change in the required reserve ratio.
C
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To reduce structural unemployment, a nation should focus on:
a. Changing the exchange rate so more can be exported and less imported. b. Improving educational opportunities and job training c. Increasing government spending for the military. d. Cutting income taxes. e. All the above.
Assume that a consumer purchases only two products and there is a decrease in the consumer's income. The prices of the two products stay constant. The decrease in income will result in a:
A. Shift of the budget line inward to the left B. Shift of the budget line outward to the right C. A decrease in the slope of the budget line D. An increase in the slope of the budget line
Compared to the long-run absolute elasticity of demand, the short-run absolute elasticity of demand is
A) smaller. B) the same. C) larger. D) either smaller or larger, depending on other factors.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.4According to Figure 2.4, as the economy moves from Point B to Point D, the opportunity cost of motorcycles, measured in terms of hybrid cars,
A. increases B. remains constant. C. initially increases, then decreases. D. decreases.