Banks face liquidity risk because
A) they can have difficulty meeting their depositor's demands to withdraw money.
B) they are unable to borrow from the Federal Reserve.
C) households and businesses may seek to borrow a large amount of funds in a short period of time.
D) governments tend to run high budget deficits.
A
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If the currency drain ratio is zero, which of the following situations leads to the greatest total increase in the quantity of money?
A) an increase in the monetary base of $250,000 when the desired reserve ratio is 15 percent B) an increase in the monetary base of $100,000 when the desired reserve ratio is 5 percent C) an increase in the monetary base of $120,000 when the desired reserve ratio is 10 percent D) an increase in the monetary base of $100,000 when the desired reserve ratio is 50 percent E) an increase in the monetary base of $200,000 when the desired reserve ratio is 20 percent
Assume that the world price of Commodity X is $9 per unit while its domestic price is $8, and the marginal cost of production is $6 per unit. If the government imposes a price ceiling of $7 on domestic output:
a. the import of Commodity X from the world market would stop. b. the world price of Commodity X would decline. c. a surplus of Commodity X would accumulate in the domestic market. d. a shortage of Commodity X would be observed in the domestic market.
When a group of firms acts in unison to maximize profits as if they were a monopoly, they form a __________
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Suppose that the firm's only variable input is labor. When 50 workers are used, the average product of labor is 50 and the marginal product of labor is 75. The wage rate is $80 and the total cost of the fixed input is $500. What is average total cost?
A. $1.80 B. $0.825 C. $0.63 D. $4.10 E. none of the above