As a firm hires more workers, holding the amounts of capital and other inputs constant,
A) output increases at a decreasing rate.
B) output increases at a constant rate.
C) output increases for a while and then decreases.
D) output increases, but we can't be certain whether output increases at an increasing or a decreasing rate.
Answer: A
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An increase in money supply causes the real interest rate to ________ and output to ________ in the short run, before prices adjust to restore equilibrium
A) rise; rise B) rise; fall C) fall; rise D) fall; fall
Joe's Imports is currently the only dealer for imported Sporto autos on the East Coast, but Fred's Autos may enter the import market and start selling Sporto cars in the East Coast market during the coming year
Joe's Imports can pay the Sporto manufacturer for exclusive East Coast marketing rights, which would deter the entry of Fred's Autos into the market. The payoffs from the possible actions are measured in millions of dollars per year, and the possible outcomes of the sequential entry game are summarized in the following matrix: Fred's Autos enters Fred's Autos does not enter Joe's Imports buys rights ---- 50, 0 Joe's Imports does not buy 40, 40 80, 0 What is the equilibrium outcome from this sequential entry game? A) Joe's Imports buys the marketing rights, and Fred's Autos cannot enter the market. B) Joe's Imports buys the marketing rights, and Fred's Autos enters the market. C) Joe's Imports does not buy the marketing rights, and Fred's Autos enters the market. D) Joe's Imports does not buy the marketing rights, but Fred's Autos does not enter the market.
Using productive resources to make capital goods requires that we
A) get everyone to agree on the best use of those resources. B) get government approval of our plan to make capital goods. C) forgo some level of current consumption. D) prove that the existence of the capital goods will not cause any environmental damage.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The primary function of the Fed’s Board of Governors is to formulate U.S. monetary policy. 2. The first attempt at centralized banking in the United States was the Federal Reserve System. 3. A major weakness of the National Banking System was the perverse elasticity of the money supply. 4. The Federal Reserve System was established by the National Banking Act of 1864. 5. Instead of having one central bank, the Federal Reserve in effect has twelve district banks, each with some amount of autonomy.