Use the following graphs to answer the next question.
In the graphs, the numbers in parentheses near the AD1, AD2, and AD3 labels indicate the level of investment spending associated with each curve, respectively. All numbers are in billions of dollars. The interest rate and the level of investment spending in the economy are at point C on the investment demand curve. To achieve the long-run goal of a noninflationary, full-employment output of Qf in the economy, the Fed should try to ________.
A. decrease aggregate demand by increasing the interest rate
B. increase aggregate demand by increasing the interest rate
C. make no change in the interest rate
D. increase aggregate demand by decreasing the interest rate
Answer: C
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a. a lack of natural competitors b. low fixed costs and diseconomies of scale c. economies of scale d. a lack of government regulation e. constant costs of production
Which of the following is a result of scarcity?
a. Costs are incurred in making choices. b. We attempt to utilize our resources as efficiently as possible. c. We must make choices between production possibilities. d. We are unable to produce all we would like to produce. e. All of these.
Which of the following would be counted as investment in the national income accounts?
a. the purchase of a newly issued stock b. the purchase of a newly built apartment house c. the purchase of a newly minted coin d. the payment of tuition at a private college
If the demand curve is a vertical line, it means that:
A. regardless of price, the quantity demanded is a constant amount. B. regardless of quantity, the price is a constant amount. C. the good is inferior. D. the good has many substitutes.