When the Federal Reserve wishes to, in the long run, decrease inflation, it
A. will increase the money supply by selling bonds.
B. will decrease the money supply by selling bonds.
C. will increase the money supply by buying bonds.
D. has no policy options that will accomplish this.
Answer: B
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If the price elasticity of demand for moose hunting lessons is 4.23, then the demand for moose hunting lessons is
A) elastic. B) unit elastic. C) inelastic. D) perfectly unit elastic. E) perfectly elastic.
Which of the following describes the relative positions of the demand curve and the average total cost (ATC) curve of a monopolistically competitive firm that earns a profit in the short run?
A) In the short run, the firm's demand curve will lie above its ATC curve. The demand curve will be tangent to the ATC curve in the long run. B) In the short run, the firm's demand curve will lie below its ATC curve. The demand curve will be tangent to the ATC curve in the long run. C) In the short run, the firm's ATC curve will cross the demand curve at the profit maximizing level of output. The demand curve will be tangent to the ATC curve in the long run. D) In the short run, the firm's demand curve will cross its ATC curve at the ATC curve's lowest point. The demand curve will be above the ATC curve in the long run.
Automated teller machines
A) are more costly to use than human tellers, so banks discourage their use by charging more for use of ATMs. B) cost about the same to use as human tellers in banks, so banks discourage their use by charging more for use of ATMs. C) cost less than human tellers, so banks may encourage their use by charging less for using ATMs. D) cost nothing to use, so banks provide their services free of charge.
Human beings
A) have unlimited wants. B) think they have unlimited wants, but really have limited needs. C) have limited wants, but unlimited needs. D) know what their needs are, but do not know what their wants are.