If the central bank did not follow the Taylor principle, an increase in inflation would lead to ________
A) a decrease in the nominal interest rate
B) an increase in inflation
C) a decrease in aggregate expenditure
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
B
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What best describes the antebellum economy?
a. By 1860 the size of most American firms was comparable to the size of firms today. b. Manufacturing had replaced agriculture as the largest sector of employment in the US. c. Heavy equipment was one of the top-three manufacturing sectors. d. The U.S. developed many new ways of combining factors of production to substitute capital for labor.
Suppose a firm is a price searcher in the product market and hires labor in a perfectly competitive labor market. If the wage rate is $20, the marginal product of the last worker hired is 5, and the firm is hiring the profit-maximizing amount of labor, then the marginal revenue product of the last worker hired must be
a. $1 b. $1.50 c. $4 d. $5 e. $20
As an investor, would you agree to the statement "put all your eggs in one basket?" Substantiate your answer
A baker can produce two products: cupcakes and pies. The table below is the baker's production possibilities schedule:Production Possibilities ScheduleProductABCDEFCupcakes01220365681Pies1086420A change from combination C to B means that
A. 8 cupcakes were given up to make 2 pies. B. 2 pies were given up to make 20 cupcakes. C. 8 cupcakes were given up to make 1 pie. D. 6 pies were given up to make 20 cupcakes.