Assume that Dakota's salary is $49,500, up from $45,000 last year, while the CPI is 198 this year, up from 180 last year. This means that Dakota's real income has ____________ since last year.
a. increased
b. decreased
c. stayed the same
d. There is not enough information provided to answer this question.
Answer: b. decreased
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If the real interest rate is below the equilibrium real interest rate
A) lenders will be unable to find borrowers willing to borrow all of the available funds and the real interest rate will fall. B) borrowers will be unable to borrow all of the funds they want to borrow and the real interest rate will rise. C) lenders will be unable to find borrowers willing to borrow all of the available funds and the real interest rate will rise. D) borrowers will be unable to borrow all of the funds they want to borrow and the real interest rate will fall.
A decrease in the domestic interest rate causes the demand for domestic assets to ________ and the domestic currency to ________, everything else held constant
A) increase; appreciate B) increase; depreciate C) decrease; appreciate D) decrease; depreciate
You have noticed that there is an increase in the number of homeless people in your city. At the same time you observe that there are also a number of vacant apartments. You believe that the government could reduce the number of homeless people if landlords were required to rent their apartments for less than they are currently charging. This policy recommendation would be motivated by concerns over
A. economic growth. B. efficiency. C. equity. D. stability.