Of all financial intermediaries which holds the most assets?
A) pension funds
B) commercial banks
C) insurance companies
D) hedge funds
B
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If the economy is at long run equilibrium then
A) real GDP equals potential GDP. B) nominal GDP equals potential GDP. C) real GDP cannot be equal to potential GDP. D) real GDP can be greater than, less than, or equal to potential GDP.
The range of output over which a firm's average variable cost is decreasing is the same as the range over which its
A) marginal cost is increasing. B) average fixed cost is decreasing. C) average product is increasing. D) average product is decreasing.
Complete crowding out implies that a government deficit financed by selling bonds to the nonblank public will
A) have no effect on aggregate demand. B) reduce aggregate demand. C) increase aggregate demand. D) reduce aggregate demand in the short run but cause demand to increase in the long run.
Suppose a parent company producing sportswear decides take back some formerly franchised outlets and operate them with its own employees. This form of vertical integration will allow the parent company:
a. to practice price discrimination. b. to charge a uniform price for its products across the globe. c. to lower its costs of operation and increase sales. d. to test operating techniques that might make the franchisees bettor competitors.