The main purpose of federal deposit insurance is to __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
prevent bank panics
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a. Some productions factors are fixed b. All inputs are variable c. All inputs are fixed d. None of the above
The money multiplier:
A. Is equal to the required reserve ratio times transactions deposits. B. Gets larger as the required reserve ratio increases. C. Is the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio. D. Represents the lending capacity of an individual bank.
Which of the following prevented the Fed from reducing long-term real interest rates during the Financial Crisis of 2007-2009?
A) an increase in expected inflation B) an increase in the risk premium C) the collapse in the housing market D) the failure of the federal funds rate to respond to monetary policy
Two companies, Dirty Inc. and Filthy Inc., each of which has access to 5 different production processes, each of which has a different cost and produces a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below.ProcessABCDE(smoke/day)(4 tons/day)(3 tons/day)(2 tons/day)(1 tons/day)(0 tons/day)Cost to Dirty Inc. ($/day)$100$200$380$740$1,460Cost to Filthy Inc. ($/day)$400$430$490$580$700 If pollution is unregulated, then a total of ________ tons of smoke will be emitted each day.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 8 D. 4