Suppose that a new bond rating service is established that specializes in rating municipal bonds that had not previously been rated. The likely result would be

A) a shift to the left in the demand curve for municipal bonds.
B) a shift to the left in the supply curve for municipal bonds.
C) an increase in the equilibrium interest rate.
D) a decrease in the equilibrium interest rate.


D

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A. Rising; A B. Falling; A; C C. Falling; B: C D. Rising; A; C

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The numerical value of the MPC is typically

A. less than 1. B. equal to 1. C. greater than 1. D. unpredictable.

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Owners of a corporation share in the profits of the firm

A) through dividend payments on shares of that firm's stock. B) by raising the interest rate on bonds. C) through coupon payments on that firm's bonds. D) by selling any bonds or stocks owned and realizing a capital gain.

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A union can influence the equilibrium wage rate by:

a. collective bargaining. b. featherbedding. c. lobbying for legislation to reduce immigration. d. all of these.

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