The primary objective of Fed open market activity is to alter the price of bonds and their yields.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

By influencing bond prices and yields, the Fed is essentially playing a role in setting interest rates for the overall economy because many rates are based on bond interest rates.

Economics

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The figure above shows the market for milk in Cowland. A subsidy paid to producers of $1 per gallon of milk is introduced. If there are no external costs and no external benefits, the marginal cost of the last gallon of milk produced is

A) $3.00 a gallon. B) $3.50 a gallon. C) $4.00 a gallon. D) $4.50 a gallon.

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Another term for stocks is equity.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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How is dollarization different from monetary union?

What will be an ideal response?

Economics

According to the new classical view, aggregate output will differ from full-employment output

A) whenever saving does not equal investment. B) only if the actual price level does not equal the expected price level. C) only if the federal government's expenditures are greater than its tax receipts. D) whenever imports exceed exports.

Economics