If the Federal Reserve wants to control the level of interest rates
A) it must keep the supply of money constant.
B) it must let the money supply grow at a constant rate.
C) it can do so only if it also stabilizes nominal GDP.
D) it will have to give up control of the money supply.
D
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Rank the following goods from least to most elastic: gasoline, Unocal gasoline, gasoline at Murph's Unocal Station
A) Gasoline, Unocal gasoline, gasoline at Murph's Unocal Station B) Gasoline, gasoline at Murph's Unocal Station, Unocal gasoline C) Gasoline at Murph's Unocal Station, Unocal gasoline, gasoline D) Unocal gasoline, gasoline at Murph's Unocal Station, gasoline E) Unocal gasoline, gasoline, gasoline at Murph's Unocal Station
In the long run
a. both supply and demand shocks have permanent effects on real GDP. b. real GDP can remain below potential. c. real GDP can remain above potential. d. both supply and demand shocks have no effect on real GDP. e. supply shocks have permanent effects on real GDP but demand shocks have no effect.
People learn to hold a specific quantity of money for the groceries, theater tickets, gasoline, clothes, film, and other items they habitually purchase. This behavior is representative of the:
A. precautionary demand. B. speculative demand. C. transactions demand. D. volatility demand.
How does an improvement in consumer confidence affect the consumption function and the aggregate demand curve?
What will be an ideal response?