If the Fed wishes to decrease the money supply it could
a. decrease the discount rate.
b. decrease reserve requirements.
c. sell government securities on the open market.
d. Do any of the above.
c. sell government securities on the open market.
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At the end of World War I (1918), the United States
A. emerged as the world's leading industrial power. B. was the world's largest economy. C. had become the greatest military power. D. All of the choices are true.
Rich and poor people have which of the following in common?
A) Scarcity B) Economizing behavior C) Pursuing the plans and projects in which they are interested D) All of the above. E) None of the above.
Michael Jordan is currently worth 25,000 and the CPI is 108
What will be an ideal response?
The K-Nine dog food company is considering the purchase of additional canning equipment. They expect that adding the equipment will yield $200,000 at the end of the first year and $250,000 at the end of the second year and then nothing after that. At which of the following prices and interest rates would K-Nine buy the equipment?
a. $415,000 if the interest rate is 5% b. $419,000 if the interest rate is 4% c. K-Nine would buy the equipment in both cases. d. K-Nine would not buy the equipment in either case.