Which of the following is an asset of a central bank?
A) currency
B) bonds
C) reserves
D) none of the above
B
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Open market sales shrink ________ thereby lowering ________
A) the money multiplier; the money supply B) the money multiplier; reserves and the monetary base C) reserves and the monetary base; the money supply D) the money base; the money multiplier
In the U.S., the poverty rate is lowest among young families with a head of household under 25
a. True b. False
In April 2010, the U.S. economy added 290,000 jobs but the unemployment rate still increased from 9.7 percent to 9.9 percent. Which of the following best explains this situation? a. The size of the labor force shrunk
b. The number of unemployed workers also increased, but by a smaller percentage. c. The number of illegal immigrants increased substantially. d. The number of discouraged workers increased substantially. e. The number of unemployed workers also increased, but by an even greater percentage.
A budget surplus is the:
A. amount of money a government spends beyond the net revenue it brings in. B. amount of net revenue a government brings in beyond what it spends. C. total amount of money that a government owes. D. total amount of money that a government receives from a tax increase.