When the Fed engages in quantitative easing, it alters ______________________ and when the Fed makes open market purchases it alters _______________________

A) short-term interest rates; long-term interest rates
B) long-term interest rates; short-term interest rates
C) the required reserve ratio; income tax rates
D) income tax rates; the required reserve ratio


B

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During the antebellum period U.S. tariffs on imported cotton textiles:

a. increased profits for British textile producers. b. decreased the prices of cotton textiles in the U.S. c. were supported by the southern states. d. were harmful to U.S. textile producers and their employees. e. None of the above is correct

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The long-run aggregate supply curve will shift to the right if the:

A. potential output of the economy expands. B. economy loses productive capacity. C. economy experiences a supply shock. D. profit levels of firms increase.

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Each month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) surveys __________ in order to report the number of jobs created.

a. about 140,000 households b. about 60,000 households c. about 140,000 businesses and government agencies d. about 60,000 businesses and government agencies

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If the price of a truck in the United States is $25,000, and the exchange rate between the dollar and the euro falls from $1.50 to $1.30 per euro, then the price of the American truck in the EU will

A. fall. B. rise. C. remain the same. D. be irrelevant, because the EU will impose restrictions on imports from the United States.

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