An open market purchase of bonds by the central bank will cause which of the following when a liquidity trap situation exists?
A) The interest rate will decrease.
B) The interest rate will not change.
C) Output will increase.
D) The money supply, M, will not change.
E) none of the above
B
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A. the resources available. B. the alternatives that were not available to choose. C. the gratification produced by an outcome. D. the effect on the distribution of income. E. the outcomes that are not feasible.
Which of the following is correct? i. U.S. total surplus decreases when the United States exports a good. ii. U.S. total surplus decreases when the United States imports a good. iii. U.S
total surplus increases when the United States imports a good and when it exports a good. A) i only B) iii only C) i and ii D) ii only E) None of the above because the U.S. total surplus does not change as a result of trade
Alice is willing to pay $3 for the second slice of pizza she eats. The price she pays is $2. Alice's consumer surplus for this slice of pizza equals
A) $0. B) $1. C) $2. D) $3.
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A) must resign when the President who has appointed them leaves office. B) may serve no more than three consecutive four-year terms. C) serve for life or good behavior. D) serve one nonrenewable fourteen-year term.