The Fed's buying and selling of existing government securities is called
A. changes in the reserve requirement ratio.
B. open market operations.
C. changes in the difference between the discount rate and the federal funds rate.
D. market interventions.
Answer: B
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Joan Jillson owns a coffee shop. Assume that the marginal product of the labor Joan employs (MPL) equals 500 cups per week and the marginal product of her shop's capital (MPK) equals 1,000
Assume also that the wage (w) Joan pays her workers equals $250 per week and the rental price (r) of her capital - her coffee machines - equals $500 per week. Which of the following correctly analyzes whether Joan is minimizing her costs? A) No, Joan is not minimizing her costs because MPL × w is less than MPK × r. B) No, Joan is not minimizing her costs because MPK is greater than MPL and r is greater than w. C) Yes, Joan is minimizing her costs because she is a price-taker in the markets for labor and capital. D) Yes, Joan is minimizing her costs because MPK/r equals MPL/w.
Which of the following is true when profit-maximizing firms in a competitive market are allowed to freely emit negative externalities on society?
a. Consumers are paying a market equilibrium price that reflects the full social marginal cost of production. b. Consumers are paying a market equilibrium price that reflects only the external marginal cost of production. c. Consumers are paying a market equilibrium price that is less than the socially efficient price, and consuming more than the socially efficient quantity. This means society is implicitly subsidizing producers by allowing them to pollute. d. None of the above is correct.
Compared to Canada, Japan, Germany, and France, Social Security expenditures as a percentage of GDP of the United States is approximately
a. 12 percent and ranks among the lowest percent of the countries b. 47 percent and ranks among the lowest percent of the countries c. 12 percent and ranks among the highest percent of the countries d. 47 percent and ranks among the highest percent of the countries e. 77 percent and ranks among the highest percent of the countries