When a commercial bank borrows from the Fed,
A) the reserves of the bank fall.
B) the bank can make more loans.
C) it must be because the bank is not meeting its reserve requirements.
D) the money supply falls.
B
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The U.S. sugar quota
A) generates government revenue. B) results in net welfare benefits to the U.S. economy. C) results in benefits to sugar producers that exceed the cost to consumers. D) results in costs to consumers that exceed the benefits to sugar producers. E) does not result in an efficiency loss.
A farmer notices that a neighboring rancher's cattle are wandering and destroying some of his crops. The farmer decides to offer a payment to the rancher if the rancher will reduce the size of his herd. By doing so, the farmer
A) can be sure that the size of the herd will be reduced and the size of his own harvest will be increased. B) indicates to the rancher that there is an opportunity cost to the wandering of the cattle, and thereby internalizes the externality. C) inadvertently bears the costs of the externality when the rancher should be liable for the costs. D) informs the rancher that the cattle have destroyed crops, which should induce the farmer to build a fence in order to maintain good relations.
For resources with upward-sloping supply curves:
a. earnings consist solely of economic rent. b. earnings consist of both transfer earnings and economic rent. c. earnings are called transfer earnings. d. earnings are called dividends. e. earnings consist entirely of interest payments.
Milly Miser removes $250,000 from her mattress and opens a checking account. This single transaction immediately increases the money supply by
a. $250,000. b. $50,000. c. $0. d. ?$250,000.