If a bank has excess reserves,

a. its reserves are greater than its liabilities.
b. it can make a loan if it wishes.
c. it cannot make a loan if it wishes.
d. it must borrow from the Fed.


b. it can make a loan if it wishes.

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A) cyclical. B) structural. C) seasonal. D) frictional.

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A benevolent social planner would prefer that the output of good x be decreased from its current level if, at the current level of output of good x,

a. social value = private value = private cost < social cost. b. private cost < social cost = private value = social value. c. social cost = private cost = private value < social value. d. social cost = private cost = private value = social value.

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A. Namibia. B. The United States. C. Japan. D. The United Kingdom.

Economics