The self-correcting property of the economy means that output gaps are eventually eliminated by:
A. increasing or decreasing potential output.
B. government policy.
C. decreasing inflation only.
D. increasing or decreasing inflation.
Answer: D
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A) increase; exports; U.S.-produced B) decrease; exports ; U.S.-produced C) increase; imports; U.S.-produced D) increase; imports; foreign-produced E) decrease; imports; U.S.-produced
The ability of a monopoly to charge a price that exceeds marginal cost depends on the
A) price elasticity of supply. B) price elasticity of demand. C) slope of the demand curve. D) shape of the marginal cost curve.
Refer to the above table. Suppose one country has a per capita real GDP of $1000 and another has a per capita real GDP of $10,000, or ten times larger. If both countries have a growth rate of 5 percent, how much larger will per capita real GDP be in the second country be than the first after 50 years?
A) 8 times larger B) 5 times larger C) 10 times larger D) 4 times larger
Which of the following statements about Fed management of the money supply is correct?
A) Over the past thirty years, the Fed has always stayed within its pre-announced target rates for growth in M2. B) The most common tool used by the Fed is a change in the required ratio of reserves to deposits. C) The rate at which the Fed lends money to banks is called the "Federal Funds rate." D) The Fed must report each week to Congress on the conduct of monetary policy. E) none of the above