The German central bank, the Bundesbank, faced the risk of increased inflation caused by its actions to support an overvalued deutsche mark in the 1960s

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE

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If a perfectly competitive firm can sell each unit of output for $9, and the marginal cost of the last unit produced is $8.50, then the:

A. firm should lower its output level in order to increase profits. B. extra benefit of the last unit produced is less than the extra cost. C. firm is earning an average profit of $0.50. D. extra benefit of the last unit produced is greater than the extra cost.

Economics

Suppose a bank has $8 million in deposits and a reserve ratio of 20 percent. Its required reserves are

A) $40,000. B) $400,000. C) $1,600,000. D) $16,000,000.

Economics

The equation total production = total income = total expenditure is called

A) the goods—market equilibrium condition. B) the total identity. C) the fundamental identity of national income accounting. D) Say's Law.

Economics

It is often said that if we could get more individuals to study the issues and vote we could have significant change through the ballot box

While true in a technical sense, which of the following statements best explains why this outcome is ¬not likely to occur? a. Individuals have double-peaked preferences and thus cyclical majorities will be prevalent. b. Individuals are rationally ignorant and free ride off of the politically informed. c. Individuals form special interest groups to suppress those attempting to effect change. d. The electoral college stifles grassroots movements at all levels.

Economics