If the government requires banks to keep 100 percent of their deposits on reserve, a $1,000 deposit in a checking account would lead to a $100,000 increase in the money supply

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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a. full employment is no longer possible b. the costs of fulfilling one objective are paid in terms of failure to meet the other c. inflation cannot be prevented considering the reduced supply d. all policy choices are equally undesirable e. such shocks are entirely unpredictable

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a. If marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost, the firm should increase its output. b. If marginal revenue is less than marginal cost, the firm should shut down in the short run. c. If marginal revenue equals marginal cost, the firm should produce exactly one more unit of output. d. All of the above are correct.

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