Opportunity cost
What will be an ideal response?
the one most highly valued thing you give up when you choose one option over another
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At the equilibrium real interest rate in the open-economy macroeconomic model, the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds equals
a. net capital outflow. b. domestic investment. c. foreign currency supplied. d. national saving.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.5 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.5Refer to Figure 2.5. The economy is currently at Point B. The opportunity cost of moving from Point B to Point A is the
A. 120 LCD TVs that must be forgone to produce 20 additional OLED TVs. B. 30 LCD TVs that must be forgone to produce 40 additional OLED TVs. C. 20 OLED TVs that must be forgone to produce 30 additional LCD TVs. D. 40 OLED TVs that must be forgone to produce 120 additional LCD TVs.
The optimal level of emissions of most pollutants is zero.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
When the Fed lowers the legal reserve requirement, it
a. lowers the cost of borrowing from the Fed, allowing banks to make more loans b. raises the cost of borrowing from the Fed, disallowing banks from making the same quantity of loans c. increases the amount of excess reserves that banks hold, allowing them to make more loans d. increases the amount of excess reserves that banks hold, disallowing them from making the same quantity of loans e. decreases the amount of excess reserves that banks hold, disallowing them from making the same quantity of loans