The interest rate at which commercial banks lend to their customers with the best collateral is known as
a. prime rate.
b. federal funds rate.
c. discount rate.
d. T-bill rate.
a. prime rate.
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The economy pictured in the figure has a(n) ________ gap with a short-run equilibrium combination of inflation and output indicated by point ________. 
A. recessionary; A B. recessionary; C C. recessionary; B D. expansionary; A
Why does a nation experience increasing opportunity cost?
A) As the nation moves from a production point within the PPF to one on the PPF, opportunity costs increase. B) As the nation moves from a production point within the PPF to another point also within the PPF, opportunity costs increase. C) When the amount of resources increases, the opportunity cost of all goods and services increases. D) Resources are not equally productive in producing different kinds of goods and services. E) Because the nation cannot produce at the unattainable production points that lie beyond the PPF.
If real GDP increases over time, the cost of living will
A) always remain constant. B) always decrease. C) always increase. D) either remain constant or increase. E) More information is needed to determine how the cost of living changes.
Refer to Table 16-4. Consider the hypothetical information in the table above for potential real GDP, real GDP, and the price level in 2016 and in 2017 if Congress and the president do not use fiscal policy
If Congress and the president use fiscal policy successfully to keep real GDP at its potential level in 2017, which of the following will be lower than if Congress and the president had taken no action? A) real GDP and potential GDP B) potential GDP and the inflation rate C) real GDP and the inflation rate D) real GDP and the unemployment rate