The average price level is measured by
a. the price of oil.
b. the rate of inflation.
c. the nominal interest rate.
d. the GDP deflator or the CPI.
d
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In May 1991, the FDIC announced that it would sell the government's final 26% stake in Continental Illinois, ending government ownership of the bank that it had rescued in 1984
The FDIC took control of the bank, rather than liquidate it, because it believed that Continental Illinois A) was a good investment opportunity for the government. B) could be the Chicago branch of a new governmentally-owned interstate banking system. C) was too big to fail. D) would become the center of the new midwest region central bank system.
A decrease in the real wage would result in a
A) movement along the labor demand curve, causing an increase in the number of workers hired by the firm. B) shift of the labor demand curve, causing an increase in the number of workers hired by the firm. C) movement along the labor demand curve, causing a decrease in the number of workers hired by the firm. D) shift of the labor demand curve, causing a decrease in the number of workers hired by the firm.
The intrinsic value of an option
A) is equal to the option premium. B) is the amount the option actually is worth if it is immediately exercised. C) is the amount the option is expected to be worth on its expiration date. D) is impossible to determine in the absence of information on the future prices of the underlying asset.
The U.S. Social Security tax is an example of a
A) progressive tax. B) proportional tax. C) premium tax. D) regressive tax.