A contractionary monetary policy leads to higher interest rates that discourage consumer borrowing for big-ticket items, such as houses and cars

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A decrease in the money supply would cause the IS curve to ________ and the LM curve to ________

A) shift down and to the left; be unchanged B) shift down and to the left; shift up and to the left C) be unchanged; shift up and to the left D) be unchanged; shift down and to the right

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Suppose the demand for calendars increases in November. At the same time, the price of the ink used in the production of calendars increases. In the market for calendars, if the size of the shift of the demand curve is larger than the size of the shift of the supply curve, then the equilibrium quantity rises

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Position Analysis Questionnaire analyzes jobs in terms of _____.

A. job data B. duties and responsibilities C. job elements and tasks D. employee data

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