If the demand for reserves is unchanged, an increase in the quantity of reserves will
What will be an ideal response?
lower the federal funds rate
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Suppose pigs (P) can be fed corn-based feed (C) or soybean-based feed (S) such that the production function is P = 2C + 5S. If the price of corn feed is $2 and the price of soybean feed is $5, what is the cost-minimizing feed combination producing P = 100?
a. C = 50 b. S = 20 c. C = 25, S = 10 d. All points on the P = 100 isoquant, including those listed in a-c would cost the same.
Suppose that the labor market for life guards is initially in equilibrium. Whistles are an important safety tool that life guards use as a part of their jobs. A fire destroys the largest factory that produces whistles. What happens to the equilibrium wage and quantity of life guards?
a. Both the equilibrium wage and quantity increase. b. Both the equilibrium wage and quantity decrease. c. The equilibrium wage increases, and the equilibrium quantity decreases. d. The equilibrium wage decreases, and the equilibrium quantity increases.
Suppose that the real exchange rate between the United States and Kenya is defined in terms of baskets of goods. Other things the same, which of the following will increase the real exchange rate (that is increase the number of baskets of Kenyan goods a basket of U.S. goods buys)?
a. an increase in the number of Kenyan shillings that can be purchased with a dollar b. an increase in the price of U.S. goods c. a decrease in the price in Kenyan shillings of Kenyan goods d. All of the above are correct.
Under both perfect competition and monopoly, a firm:
A. faces a perfectly elastic demand curve. B. maximizes profit by setting marginal cost equal to marginal revenue. C. sells at a price equal to the minimum average total cost. D. sells at a price equal to marginal cost.