When there is a recessionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.
A. decline; lower; decline
B. increase; raise; decline
C. decline; lower; expand
D. decline; raise; decline
Answer: C
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Which one of the following is an example of discretionary fiscal policy used to correct an inflationary gap?
A) an increase in government expenditures approved by Congress B) decrease in the money supply by the Federal Reserve C) a tax increase passed into law by Congress D) an agreement among major banks to lower interest rates
In the long run, the nominal interest rate is
A) negatively related to the inflation rate. B) positively related to the inflation rate. C) negatively related to the price level. D) positively related to the price level. E) not related to the price level or the inflation rate.
When President Obama took office in January 2009, he pledged to pursue an expansionary fiscal policy to try to pull the economy out of the recession
The next month, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a $840 billion package of ________ that was the largest fiscal policy action in U.S. history. A) interest rate reductions and increases in the money supply B) treasury bond purchases and mortgage-backed securities purchases C) commercial and investment bank bailouts D) spending increases and tax cuts
Suppose Bill Gates deposits $20 million into his checking account at Wells Fargo Bank. If the required reserve ratio is 10 percent, what is the maximum change in money supply?
A) -$200 million B) -$180 million C) $2 million D) $180 million E) $200 million