In an open-market sale the Federal Reserve ________ government bonds and the supply of bank reserves ________.

A. buys; increases
B. sells; increases
C. sells; decreases
D. buys; decreases


Answer: C

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Overcrowding under public school choice is not a problem because _____

a. parents find crowded schools undesirable b. parents do not mind sending their kids to schools far away from home c. schools have the ability to drastically expand capacity in the short-run d. schools will be extremely exclusionary

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Your classmates from the University of Chicago are planning to go to Miami for spring break, and you are undecided about whether you should go with them. The round-trip airfare is $600, but you have a frequent-flyer coupon worth $500 that you could use to pay part of the airfare. All other costs for the vacation are exactly $900. The most you would be willing to pay for the trip is $1,400. Your only alternative use for your frequent-flyer coupon is for your trip to Atlanta two weeks after the break to attend your sister's graduation, which your parents are forcing you to attend. The Chicago-Atlanta round-trip airfare is $450. If the Chicago-Atlanta round-trip air fare were $350, should you use the coupon to go to Miami?

A. No, your economic surplus would be -$100. B. Yes, your economic surplus would be $50. C. Yes, your economic surplus would be $400. D. No, your economic surplus would be -$50.

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