During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the unemployment rate in the United States increased to more than 25% of the labor force
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Targeting interest rates can be procyclical because
A) an increase in income increases interest rates, causing the Fed to buy bonds, increasing the monetary base and money supply, leading to further increases in income. B) an increase in interest rates increases income, causing the Fed to buy bonds, increasing the monetary base and money supply, leading to further increases in income. C) an increase in the monetary base increases the money supply, causing the Fed to buy bonds, increasing the monetary base and money supply, leading to further increases in income. D) an increase in income increases the monetary base and money supply, causing the Fed to buy bonds to increase interest rates and income.
Suppose a multi-product monopolist sells two complementary goods, A and B. Annual market demand for good A is QdA = 600 - 25PA - 12PB. Each time a consumer buys A, his demand for B is QdB = 4 - 0.4PB. The marginal cost of good A is a constant $4, and the marginal cost of good B is a constant $0.50. Suppose the price of good B is $5. If the monopolist considers the effect of additional sales of A on the sales of good B, how many units of good A will it produce?
A. 415 B. 332.5 C. 220 D. 207.5
The largest overall recipients of remittances are:
A. Chile and Mexico, which each get more than $50 billion per year. B. China and India, which each get more than $5 billion per year. C. China and India, which each get more than $50 billion per year. D. Chile and Mexico, which each get more than $5 billion per year.
Under pure competition the market price of an output is $3. The output schedule of a firm using input X is listed in the table below. If the price of input X is $12, how many units of input X will the firm employ to maximize profits?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9