In the early 1930s, the currency-deposit ratio rose, as did the level of excess reserves. Money supply analysis predicts that, everything else held constant, the money supply should have
A) risen.
B) fallen.
C) remain unchanged.
D) either risen, fallen, or remain unchanged.
B
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You and a friend are arguing over the issue of the nonneutrality of money. You believe that money is not neutral, and to prove your point you would cite all of the following except
A) large gold discoveries that increased the money supply preceded an economic boom. B) a change in monetary institutions preceded a boom or recession. C) a change in the leadership of the Fed and its policy was followed by noticeable changes in the money supply and a recession or inflation. D) the fact that every recession was preceded by a drop in the money supply.
The key to present value calculations is that they
A) are appropriate only for funds in the same time period. B) provide a common unit for measuring funds at different times. C) provide accurate answers only in a low-inflation environment. D) provide accurate answers only in a high-inflation environment.
For the Bureau of Labor Statistics to place someone in the "unemployed" category, that person must
a. be available for work. b. have tried to find employment during the previous week. c. have previously been employed. d. All of the above are correct.
If the short-run price elasticity of demand for hospital care is .27, then the long-run price elasticity is expected to be:
A. greater than .27. B. perfectly inelastic. C. less than .27. D. equal to .27.