Which of the following statements is correct?
a. NASDAQ is an important stock exchange in the United States.
b. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the New York Stock Exchange are two examples of stock indexes.
c. The most significant influence on the demand for a corporation's stock is the number of shares of the stock that the corporation has issued.
d. All of the above are correct.
a
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Suppose nominal interest rates in the U.S. rise from 4.6% to 5% and decline in Britain from 6% to 5.5%, while U.S. consumer inflation remains unchanged at 1.9% and British inflation declines from 4% to 3%. In addition suppose, real growth in the U.S. is
forecasted for next year at 4% and in Britain real growth is forecasted at 5%. Finally, suppose producer price inflation in the U.S. is declining from 2% to 1% while in Britain producer price inflation is rising from 2% to 3.2%. Explain what effect each of these factors would have on the long-term trend exchange rate ( per $) and why?
In 1981, Japanese auto manufacturers signed a "voluntary restraint agreement" that limited the number of cars they would export to the United States. The effect of this was to
A. increase the price that dealers obtained for Japanese cars in the United States. B. lower the quantity of domestic cars available to American buyers. C. benefit Japanese auto manufacturers by reducing the number of cars they had to ship to the United States, allowing them to sell more in their domestic market. D. drive down the price of Japanese cars compared to U.S.-made cars.
To reduce the money supply, the Fed can ______.
a. buy bonds b. raise reserve requirements c. lower the discount rate d. decease the interest rate paid on reserves
Which of the following is an accurate comparison between long-run elasticities of demand and short-run elasticities of demand?
a. Long-run price elasticities of demand are greater than short-run price elasticities of demand mainly for luxury items. b. Long-run price elasticities of demand are equal to short-run price elasticities of demand EXCEPT for expensive items. c. Long-run price elasticities of demand are greater than short-run price elasticities of demand for most products. d. Long-run price elasticities of demand are less than short-run price elasticities of demand for inexpensive items.