The Federal Reserve could increase the money supply by:
a. Raising the discount rate
b. Buying government bonds on the open market
c. Raising interest rates
d. Selling government bonds on the open market
b. Buying government bonds on the open market
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Which of the following is considered a microeconomic issue?
A. Chinese economic growth has declined. B. The Federal Reserve cuts key interest rates in order to stimulate lending. C. Walmart decides to add more self-checkout machines as the cost of labor rises. D. India experiences a reduction in unemployment after opening its borders to trade.
In a merger, the outsider buys the shares of a target firm with debt collateralized by its other assets and sometimes by the target's assets
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which statement is false?
A. The spreading use of electricity during the 1920s helped create rapid economic expansion in that decade. B. The stock market rose very rapidly in the late 1920s. C. Between 1921 and 1929 national output rose by 50 percent. D. None of the statements are false.
A perfectly competitive firm may, under some circumstances, be able to affect the market price.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)