A company that produces baseball gloves is considering buying some new equipment that it expects will increase future profits. If the interest rate rises, then the present value of these future profits
a. rises. The company is more likely to buy the equipment.
b. rises. The company is less likely to buy the equipment.
c. falls. The company is more likely to buy the equipment.
d. falls. The company is less likely to buy the equipment.
d
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In the 1990s
A) growth of M1 was more stable than growth of nominal GDP, and velocity soared through most of the period. B) growth of nominal GDP was more stable than growth of M1, and velocity soared through most of the period. C) growth of M1 was more stable than growth of nominal GDP, and velocity plummeted through most of the period. D) growth of nominal GDP was more stable than growth of M1, and velocity plummeted through most of the period.
Once a firm has selected a price for its product, quantity is decided by consumers and their demand curves.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Limiting net external wealth effects could be accomplished by limiting movements in the exchange rate. What measure might address this situation?
A) devaluing the currency B) keeping nominal interest rates exactly 1% higher than one's trading partners C) borrowing only in U.S. dollars D) pegging the exchange rate to the currency of the largest creditor nation
The main difference between a monopsonist and a competitive buyer of labor is that
A) the monopsonist can hire as many workers as it wants at the going wage while the competitive firm must raise wages to hire additional workers. B) the competitive firm can hire as many workers as it wants at the going wage while the monopsonist can hire more workers at lower wages. C) the competitor can hire as many workers as it wants at the going wage while the monopsonist must raise wages to hire additional workers. D) the monopsonist can force wages down and still hire as many workers as it wants while the competitive firm must increase the wage rate to hire additional workers.