The lag problem associated with monetary policy is due mostly to
a. the fact that business firms make investment plans far in advance.
b. the political system of checks and balances that slows down the process of determining monetary policy.
c. the time it takes for changes in government spending to affect the interest rate.
d. All of the above are correct.
a
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A budget constraint is a straight line because:
A) the tastes and preferences of the consumer change along the constraint. B) a consumer faces a fixed price of both goods that do not change with changes in consumption. C) the opportunity cost of buying each of the goods changes along the constraint. D) a consumer has a limited money income.
Which of the following is ALWAYS true regarding a profit maximizing monopolistically competitive firm in short-run equilibrium?
A) P = ATC. B) P = MR. C) MR = MC. D) MC = ATC.
The Federal Reserve System controls the money supply primarily through
A. open market operations. B. accounting operations. C. reserve requirement changes. D. jawboning.
In practice, one of the principal problems with aggregate demand management is that
A) changes in aggregate demand do not affect output. B) changes in aggregate demand cannot reduce unemployment. C) changes in aggregate demand are highly inflationary. D) stabilization policies could increase aggregate demand too much and at the wrong times.