What happens during a bank run?
a. The government orders a bank to close.
b. States charter more banks than needed.
c. The price of gold suddenly increases.
d. More customers withdraw money than the bank has on hand.
Answer: More customers withdraw money than the bank has on hand.
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A monopolist will always end up choosing to operate
a. even if its profits are negative. b. on the elastic portion of its demand curve. c. until such time as a new competitor enters its market. d. only if it can capture the entire consumer surplus.
Why does the price level in a perfectly competitive market move toward the zero-profit point?
a. Because firms enter and exit the market in response to gains and losses b. Because short-run losses reverse the effects of long-run gains c. Because profitable firms increase short-run productivity d. Because firms operate below the average cost curve
If a monopoly firm reduced the price of its product, which of following must have been true?
A. MR > MC B. MR < MC C. MR > AR D. MC > AR
Assume that the central bank purchases government securities in the open market. If the nation has low mobility international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the real GDP and reserve-related (central bank) transactions in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. Real GDP falls, and reserve-related (central bank) transactions become more negative (or less positive). b. Real GDP falls and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remain the same. c. Real GDP and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remain the same. d. Real GDP rises, and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remain the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.