Since 1900, real GDP per capita has ________ and this measure ________ the actual growth in standards of living in the United States over this time

A) increased; overstates B) decreased; understates
C) increased; understates D) decreased; overstates


C

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Suppose that the Federal Reserve issued bonds in the amount of $45 million and the reserve requirement was 10%, what would be the resulting change to the monetary base?

A) $45 million B) $450 million C) $4.5 million D) The bond issuance would not impact the monetary base only the money stock.

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Assume the market demand for wheat may be written as

Q = 45 - 2p + 0.3Y + 1pb where Y refers to income and pb refers to the price of barley. Assuming that wheat and barley both sell for $1, and income is $20, calculate the price elasticity, cross price elasticity and income elasticity for wheat.

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Which of the following involves a regulator setting a price that a firm cannot exceed for a few years?

a. Price cap regulation b. Cost-plus regulation c. Regulatory capture d. Exclusive dealing

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Which of the following is an outcome of trade depicted in Exhibit 4?


a. Through trading with Calvin, Wendy’s food production has declined from 10 pounds to 7 pounds per day.
b. The exchange has been unfair to Wendy because a pound of her food is more valuable than a pound of Calvin’s cloth.
c. The exchange has been unfair to Calvin because he has only 3 pounds of food, whereas Wendy has 7 pounds.
d. Wendy and Calvin each enjoy a larger combination of food and cloth than they could have produced alone.

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