Which of the following is included in a nation's current account?
a. Purchases of foreign assets
b. Borrowings from abroad
c. Foreign purchases of U.S. financial assets
d. Investment income receipts
e. Purchases of foreign real property
d
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. When the law of supply holds, an increase in the price of a product will cause producers to increase the quantity they wish to sell. 2. A rise in supply is illustrated by a rightward shift in the supply curve. 3. The supply curve for a commodity will shift downward when an excise tax is imposed. 4. An increase in the price of wheat will cause a rise in the supply of wheat. 5. When the actual market price is below its equilibrium level, suppliers are satisfied but demanders are not.
Suppose workers receive a 5 percent increase in wages and prices are rising by 5 percent. Workers will experience
A) an increase in nominal wages and a decrease in real wages. B) an increase in nominal wages and an increase in real wages. C) an increase in nominal wages but real wages are unchanged. D) a decrease in nominal wages and a decrease in real wages.
If, for a $1000 premium, you buy a $100,000 put option on bond futures with a strike price of 114, and at the expiration date the price is 110, your ________ is ________
A) profit; $4000 B) loss; $4000 C) profit; $3000 D) loss; $3000
Suppose two neighbors share a park. One neighbor, Al, leaves trash in the park. This bothers the other neighbor, Bert. According to Coase's Theorem, one way to alleviate the externality is that
A) Al is fined by the government. B) Al has the right to leave trash and Bert cannot do anything about it. C) Bert has the right to a clean park and Al cannot leave trash. D) Either Al or Bert owns the park.