Assume that the government increases spending and finances the expenditures by borrowing in the domestic capital markets. If the nation has low mobility international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the real risk-free interest rate and the nominal value of the domestic currency in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. The real risk-free interest rate rises, and nominal value of the domestic currency falls.
b. The real risk-free interest rate falls, and nominal value of the domestic currency falls.
c. The real risk-free interest rate rises, and nominal value of the domestic currency remains the same.
d. The real risk-free interest rate rises, and nominal value of the domestic currency rises.
e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
.A
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If the interest rate on the loanable funds market is above its equilibrium level,
a. the equilibrium rate will rise b. people will want to borrow more funds than are available c. the supply curve of loanable funds will shift to the left d. there is an excess supply of loanable funds e. this is an excess demand for loanable funds
Assume that the expectation of a recession next year causes business investments and household consumption to fall, as well as the financing to support it. If the nation has low mobility international capital markets and a fixed exchange rate system, what happens to the GDP Price Index and reserves account in the context of the Three-Sector-Model? a. The GDP Price Index falls and reserves
account becomes more negative (or less positive). b. The GDP Price Index falls and reserves account remains the same. c. The GDP Price Index and reserves account remain the same. d. The GDP Price Index rises and reserves account remains the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
Explicit costs
a. do not require an outlay of money by the firm. b. enter into the accountant's measurement of a firm's profit. c. enter into the economist's measurement of a firm's profit. d. Both b and c are correct.
In a duopoly situation, the logic of self-interest results in a total output level that
a. equals the output level that would prevail in a competitive market. b. equals the output level that would prevail in a monopoly. c. exceeds the monopoly level of output, but falls short of the competitive level of output. d. falls short of the monopoly level of output.