Who officially determines whether the economy is in a recession or expansion?
A. The U.S. Congress
B. The National Bureau of Economic Research
C. The president of the United States
D. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Answer: B
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If the Fed's monetary policy reaction function does not change, then when inflation increases the Fed responds by ________ the real interest rate, which ________ consumption and investment spending, which ________ output.
A. increasing; increases; decreases B. decreasing; decreases; decreases C. increasing; decreases; decreases D. increasing; increases; increases
Real Gross Domestic Product is
A) the amount of people unemployed divided by the total labor force. B) the productivity of labor. C) the most that can be produced when the economy's resources are fully employed. D) the value of total production linked back to the prices of a single year.
The first term in an NPV calculation is usually
A) positive, because firms consider only positive returns. B) positive, because interest charges do not accrue until the second period. C) zero, because interest charges do not accrue until the second period. D) negative, because funds for the project have to be borrowed up front before it is begun. E) negative, because the cost of the project is immediate, but revenue streams from the project come later.
When we graph consumption as a function of ________ rather than as a function of disposable income, the slope of this consumption function is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).