Suppose Bank A holds $200 of reserves, has deposits of $1000, and the desired reserve ratio is 15 percent. How many loans can Bank A create at Bank A?
A) zero, because Bank A has no excess reserves
B) $200
C) $50
D) $850
C
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The small-firm effect refers to the
A) negative returns earned by small firms. B) returns equal to large firms earned by small firms. C) abnormally high returns earned by small firms. D) low returns after adjusting for risk earned by small firms.
Refer to Table 16.1. Which of the following statements is correct?
A) There are potential gains from trade if: (1 ) Mexico specializes in the production of tomatoes, (2 ) Guatemala specializes in the production of beer, and (3 ) Mexico trades tomatoes to Guatemala for beer. B) There are potential gains from trade if: (1 ) Mexico specializes in the production of beer, (2 ) Guatemala specializes in the production of tomatoes, and (3 ) Mexico trades beer to Guatemala for tomatoes. C) There are no potential gains from trade because Mexico has an absolute advantage in the production of beer and tomatoes. D) There are no potential gains from trade because Guatemala has an absolute advantage in the production of beer and tomatoes.
According to the capture hypothesis, it appears that regulators eventually end up
A) adopting policies that benefit the firms being regulated. B) adopting policies that benefit consumers at the expense of the regulated firms. C) adopting policies that benefit no one. D) satisfying neither producers nor consumers, but striving to control as much as possible.
The basic proposition in international trade is that
A) trade is determined by absolute advantage. B) in the long run, imports are paid for by exports. C) everyone is made better off by free trade. D) fair trade is more important than free trade.