Assume that a low-wage contract is in force in the society, and the central bank follows a low-money-growth policy. Which of the following will be observed?
a. The actual inflation rate will match the low rate that people had expected.
b. The actual inflation rate will be higher than the natural rate.
c. The actual inflation rate will be higher than the low rate that people had expected.
d. The actual inflation rate will be lower than the high rate that people had expected.
e. The unemployment rate will be lower than the natural rate.
a
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The future value (FV) of a dollar is its present value (PV) plus the opportunity cost of not using that dollar in the present period. 2. The term, 1/(1 + r)t is known as the discount rate, where r represents the discount factor. 3. Present value determination is a procedure that corrects a value for the rate of inflation. 4. The discount rate used for public policy decision making is called the social discount rate. 5. Deflating refers to the process of converting a real value into its nominal value.
If the demand for a product is elastic, then a rise in price will:
a. cause total spending on the good to increase. b. cause total spending on the good to decrease. c. keep total spending the same, but reduce the quantity demanded. d. keep total spending the same, but increase the quantity demanded.
To the corporation, bonds are more risky than stocks because
a. interest rates fluctuate. b. bond interest is a fixed cost. c. investors prefer stocks to bonds. d. speculators manipulate bonds more than stocks.
Up until the occurrence of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, the worst insurance outcome in U.S. history was
A. Hurricane Andrew. B. the sinking of the Titanic. C. the Northridge earthquake. D. the September 11th terrorist attack.