Which of the following would not be an expected response from a decrease in the price level and so help to explain the slope of the aggregate-demand curve?

a. When interest rates fall, In-and-Out Convenience Stores decides to build some new stores.
b. The exchange rate falls, so French restaurants in Paris buy more Kansas beef.
c. Tyler feels wealthier because of the price-level decrease and so he decides to remodel his kitchen.
d. With prices down and wages fixed by contract, Fargo Concrete Company decides to lay off workers.


d

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A. D; C B. B; C C. B; A D. D; B

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Suppose the price of home heating oil is unchanged, yet we observe people purchasing 20% more than a year ago. Then

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Which activity of the Fed would tend to increase excess reserves throughout the banking system?

A) Purchases of government bonds on a mass scale B) An increase in the required reserve ratio C) An increase of the discount rate D) Sales of government bonds on a mass scale

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