Which of the following monetary policies reduces aggregate demand and output?
A. A cut in the discount rate
B. A cut in the reserve requirement
C. A cut in the federal funds rate
D. An open market sale of government securities
Answer: D
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National League pitchers partake in some batting practice (typically, bunting). Why don't American League pitchers practice batting?
A) Practice can't be expected to improve their terribly poor batting skills. B) They have little incentive, given the designated hitter rule. C) They don't believe the slogan "There is no 'I' in 'Team'." D) They ignore the rules of the game.
Which statement is true?
A. We have had a central bank since 1789. B. We have never had a central bank. C. Our central bank was formed in 1913. D. We did not have a central bank prior to the Federal Reserve.
Nonactivists hold that
A) activist monetary policies are likely to be destabilizing rather than stabilizing. B) economic fine-tuning is quite feasible. C) flexibility in wages and prices is sufficient to allow the economy to return at a reasonable speed to full-employment output. D) a and c E) all of the above
The budget line shift from ab to cd in the above figure is consistent with:
A) decreases in the prices of both M and N . B) an increase in the price of M and a decrease in the price of N . C) a decrease in money income. D) an increase in money income.