Which of the following cannot be controlled precisely by the Federal Reserve?

A) Government securities held by the New York Federal Reserve
B) The discount rate
C) Reserve requirement ratios
D) Total bank reserves


D

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One thousand adults live in Milltown. Every day, they all leave work at 4:30 p.m., arrive home at exactly 5:00 p.m., and go to bed at 9:00 p.m. Three fundraisers, Alpha, Beta, and Charlie, have targeted Milltown's population. To get a donation, they must call Milltown's residents after they get home from work but before they go to bed. Because the charities raising the funds are identical, the first to call a willing donor will get the donation. Calls made by the fundraisers will tend to be:

A. clustered near 7:00 p.m. B. clustered near 6:00 p.m. C. clustered near 5:00 p.m. D. evenly distributed throughout the evening.

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In a battle of the sexes game, each player prefers a different Nash equilibrium

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What is the structure of the Federal Reserve Bank System?

What will be an ideal response?

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Refer to Scenario 13.2 below to answer the question(s) that follow. SCENARIO 13.2: The government of Stratospheria is currently inviting investors to bid for the exclusive right to provide cable television service to its residents. The market demand for this service is P=55-0.01Q, where Q is the number of households that would subscribe to the cable service and P is the monthly fee charged to the subscribers. The associated marginal revenue curve is MR=55-0.02Q. Fun Cable Company is interested in bidding for the right to provide cable service in Stratospheria. It has a constant average and marginal cost of $5 for providing cable service to each household.Refer to Scenario 13.2. At what level of output (number of households) is Fun Cable Company's total revenue maximized?

A. 2,500 B. 2,750 C. 5,000 D. Indeterminate from the given information.

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