Which best describes the Federal Reserve district banks?
A) They are private ventures.
B) They are government ventures.
C) Some are private while others are government.
D) They are private-government joint ventures.
D
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Which of the following statements about the concept of opportunity cost is true?
A. The opportunity cost of a decision is the cost of all possible alternatives to the good produced. B. Many decisions do not involve an opportunity cost. C. If you have an economics final and an American history final tomorrow, the opportunity cost of studying five hours for your economics exam is the five hours you cannot study for your history exam. D. The opportunity cost of a college education at a school where you have to drive 100 miles per week is the cost and maintenance of owning an automobile to drive to and from school.
In the Great Depression, the financial sector collapsed, as
A) banks engaged in ruinous competition. B) the stock market boomed, so people withdrew most of their funds from banks and invested heavily in stocks. C) the bond market boomed, so people withdrew most of their funds from banks and invested heavily in bonds. D) many banks closed.
Which of the following concerns were raised as a result of record low interest rates in 2012?
A) high perceived risk of default B) high interest rate risk C) corporations facing a lack of demand for bonds D) high risk premiums on investment-grade corporate bonds
If an economy is operating __________ its institutional production possibilities frontier, it is producing __________ output than it would be at full employment
A) below; less B) below; more C) above; less D) above; more E) a and d