To compute the real income of a household, the index that should be used is the
A. Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).
B. Consumer Price Index (CPI).
C. Producer Price Index (PPI).
D. GDP deflator.
Answer: B
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A scatter diagram of money growth rates and inflation rates from 1982 to 2010 indicates
A. a clear direct relationship between money growth and inflation. B. a clear indirect relationship between money growth and inflation. C. no clear relationship between money growth rates and inflation. D. that inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.
When housing prices decrease, household wealth ________ and consumption ________.
A. increases; decreases B. increases; increases C. decreases; increases D. decreases; decreases
The steps in the transmission of monetary policy are
A) Congress increases government expenditures on goods and services, leading to an increase in aggregate demand. B) Congress increases the money supply, which lowers the interest rate, and leads to an increase in aggregate demand. C) the Federal Reserve increases government expenditures on goods and services, leading to an increase in aggregate demand. D) the Federal Reserve lowers the federal funds rate, which lowers the real interest rate and leads to an increase in aggregate demand. E) Congress increases the budget deficit, which increases the money supply, which increases aggregate supply.
If the total revenue received by sellers of DVDs increases by 20 percent when price increases by 10 percent, then demand for DVDs is
A) perfectly elastic. B) unitary elastic. C) inelastic. D) elastic.