An increase in interest rates:
A. decreases aggregate demand, slowing economic activity.
B. increases aggregate demand, increasing economic activity.
C. increases aggregate demand, slowing economic activity.
D. decreases aggregate demand, increasing economic activity.
Answer: A
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In the above figure, if the economy is initially at an equilibrium output at point A and the interest rate is r1, then an open market purchase of bonds by the Fed will
A) not have any impact on short- or long-run equilibrium real Gross Domestic Product (GDP). B) cause interest rates to decline to r2, investment to decline, and aggregate demand to shift inward to the left. C) cause interest rates to increase and output to decline. D) cause interest rates to decline to r2, investment to increase to I2, and the AD curve to shift upward to the right.
Evidence against market efficiency includes
A) failure of technical analysis to outperform the market. B) the random walk behavior of stock prices. C) the inability of mutual fund managers to consistently beat the market. D) the January effect.
If two goods are substitutes, a decrease in the price of one will result in an increase in demand for the other.
a. true b. false
The table above has information about an economy. Using this information, GDP equals
A) $6,500 billion. B) $7,800 billion. C) $7,000 billion. D) $8,500 billion. E) some amount that cannot be calculated without information on the amount of government expenditures.