If inflation is one percentage point above the Fed's target, the Taylor rule predicts that the Fed should:
A. raise the federal funds rate by 0.5 percentage points.
B. reduce the federal funds rate by 1.0 percentage points.
C. reduce the federal funds rate by 1.5 percentage points.
D. raise the federal funds rate by 1.0 percentage points.
Answer: A
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A) increases; increases; gains B) decreases; increases; gains C) increases; decreases; gains D) decreases; decreases; loses E) increases; decreases; loses
Suppose that in 2016, the national income in the United States was $200 billion, depreciation was $15 billion, personal taxes were $20 billion, and transfer payments were $10 billion. Gross domestic product in 2016 is
A) $185 billion. B) $215 billion. C) $220 billion. D) $245 billion.
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A) not likely; change B) likely; decrease C) likely; increase D) not likely; decrease
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a. Examining the market for health care away from the belief that the market outcome is unfair b. Examining the market for health care with the belief that the market outcome is unfair c. Examining the allocation system d. Examining the changes in the price of health care products e. Examining the changes in the number of suppliers of health care in the market