Which of the following appears in M2 but NOT M1?
A. currency
B. checking account balances
C. money market mutual funds
D. traveler's checks
Answer: C
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Where do economic agents such as individuals, firms, and nations interact with each other?
A) in any arena that brings together buyers and sellers B) in any location where transactions can be monitored by consumer groups and taxed by the government C) in any physical location where people can physically get together for selling goods, such as shopping malls D) in public locations monitored by the government
Assume that the expectation of declining housing prices cause households to reduce their demand for new houses and the financing that accompanies it. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the real risk-free interest rate and GDP Price Index in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. The real risk-free interest rate and GDP Price Index remain the same. b. The real risk-free interest rate falls, and GDP Price Index falls. c. The real risk-free interest rate falls, and GDP Price Index stays the same. d. The real risk-free interest rate rises, and GDP Price Index falls. e. The real risk-free interest rate rises, and GDP Price Index rises.
Assume that the expectation of declining housing prices cause households to reduce their demand for new houses and the financing that accompanies it. If the nation has low mobility international capital markets and a flexible exchange rate system, what happens to the real GDP and reserve-related (central bank) transactions in the context of the Three-Sector-Model?
a. Real GDP falls, and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remain the same. b. Real GDP and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remain the same. c. Real GDP rises, and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remain the same. d. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
When a restaurant stays open for lunch service even though few customers patronize the restaurant for lunch, which of the following principles is (are) best demonstrated? (i) Fixed costs are sunk in the short run. (ii) In the short run, only fixed costs are important to the decision to stay open for lunch. (iii) If revenue exceeds variable cost, the restaurant owner is making a smart decision to
remain open for lunch. a. (i) and (ii) only b. (ii) and (iii) only c. (i) and (iii) only d. (i), (ii), and (iii)