A central bank like the Federal Reserve in the United States can help banks survive a bank run by

A) raising the discount rate. B) acting as a lender of last resort.
C) printing money. D) increasing the required reserve ratio.


B

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A) Figure A B) Figure B C) Figure C D) Figure D E) None of the figures represent this change.

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When a country exports a good because the world price is higher than the no-trade domestic price, domestic purchases of the good ________ and domestic production of the good ________

A) do not change; increases B) increase; increases C) decrease; increases D) decrease; decreases E) increase; decreases

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Rock climbing areas are often on public lands. These areas, which are often crowded, are classified as

A) rival and excludable. B) non-rival and excludable. C) rival and non-excludable. D) non-rival and non-excludable.

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Which of the following provides health-care coverage to people age 65 and over?

A) Medicaid B) Social Security C) Medicare D) Health-Aid

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