If the opportunity costs of producing a good increase as more of that good is produced, the economy's production possibility frontier will be
A. a negatively sloped straight line.
B. negatively sloped and "bowed inward" toward the origin.
C. negatively sloped and "bowed outward" from the origin.
D. a positively sloped straight line.
Answer: C
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A) Medicaid. B) their employers. C) individually purchased insurance policies. D) Medicare.
Monetarists believe that changes in the money stock
a. have an immediate effect on the level of income. b. will always have a persistent impact on output for more than two years. c. do not affect the level of income to any great extent. d. have a persistent impact on output for as long as it takes the expected price level to adjust to the actual price level. e. both b and d.
According to the simple quantity theory of money, which of the following variables are considered either constant or relatively stable?
A) V and Y B) Y and Ms C) P and Ms D) P and Y
Answer the following question based on the information given below: Deposits at the central bank = 400 U.S. Government Securities = 600 Checking Deposit = 1,700 Loans = 800 Stockholder's Equity = 70 Other Assets = 450 Other Liabilities = 380 Borrowing from the central bank = 250 Cash in the Vault = 150 If the reserve requirement is 20%, the level of excess reserves equals:
a. 210 b. 440 c. 70 d. 550 e. Cannot be determined with this information.