Refer to the information. The $40 billion deposit of currency into checking accounts will create excess reserves of:
Answer the question on the basis of the following information about a banking system: new
currency deposited in the system = $40 billion; legal reserve ratio = 0.20; excess reserves
prior to the currency deposit = $0.
A. $20 billion.
B. $32 billion.
C. $40 billion.
D. $0.
B. $32 billion.
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A. A movement from a point inside the curve to a point on the curve B. A movement from a point on the curve to a point inside the curve C. A shift in the entire curve to the right (outward) D. A shift in the entire curve to the left (inward)
Equilibrium market prices for capital and labor are $10 and $8, respectively. Then, the economy experiences one or more supply shocks, so that the marginal product of capital is $12, and the marginal product of labor is $9
Assuming that the available quantities of capital and labor are fixed, which of the following is (are) likely to decrease as the economy approaches its new equilibrium? A) real rental price of capital B) total output C) economic profits D) the quantity of capital in use E) none of the above
Assume that there is a proposed tax cut by the U.S. House of Representatives. A problem is
a. how to distribute the benefits of the total tax cut among different groups within the country. b. that the process occurs very quickly without much time to study any negative effects. c. that tax cuts are harder to implement than tax increases. d. that the Federal Reserve has almost invariably been in favor of moderate tax increases rather than tax cuts. e. this statement is wrong, as tax bills originate in the U.S. Senate.
The figure below shows the market for computers in a small importing country. Dd and Sd are the domestic demand and supply curves of computers, respectively.
The consumption effect of the tariff on computers is worth
A. $76 million. B. $78 million. C. $2 million. D. $4 million.