If the economy is inflationary, the Fed would most likely:
a. increase bank reserves by raising the discount rate.
b. increase bank reserves by buying government securities
c. decrease bank reserves by lowering the discount rate.
d. decrease bank reserves by selling government securities.
e. decrease bank reserves by lowering the legal reserve requirement.
d
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A. substituting and complementing. B. real and nominal. C. indexing and deflating. D. aggregating and disaggregating.
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Suppose the economy is currently in equilibrium at output level Q2, but full-employment output is at level Q1. If the government fails to enact fiscal policy and no other conditions change, the eventual price level will most likely be closest to
A. P0. B. P1. C. P2. D. P3.
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In the market for oranges, the demand and supply of oranges decrease by the same amount. The equilibrium quantity will ________ and the equilibrium price will ________
A) decrease; not change B) decrease; fall C) remain the same; either rise or fall D) remain the same; rise