Interest rates typically rise when
A. bond prices increase.
B. bond prices decrease.
C. the maturity date on existing bonds extends farther into the future.
D. the coupon payout on existing bonds increase.
Answer: B
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Abe can catch 15 pounds of fish an hour or pick 30 pounds of fruit an hour. He works an 8-hour day, spending 5 hours picking fruit and 3 hours catching fish. Calculate Abe's opportunity cost of a pound of fruit
A) 6 minutes B) 3 hours a day C) 2 pounds of fish D) 0.5 pounds of fish
Which of the following statements is true?
a. National income is total income earned by households whereas personal income is total income received by households (including transfer payments). b. Disposable personal income equals personal income minus personal taxes. c. The expenditures approach and the income approach yield the same GDP figure. d. All of these.
A good that is always used with another good
a. elasticity of demand b. substitution effect c. law of demand d. complement e. substitute
Using the above table, the GDP is (in billions of dollars)
A. 8,200. B. 10,200. C. 8,900. D. 9,500.