Assuming initially that the required reserve ratio = 10%, the currency-deposit ratio = 75%, and the excess reserve ratio = 156%, an increase in the required reserve ratio to 15% causes the M1 money multiplier to ________, everything else held
constant. A) increase from 0.15 to 0.33
B) increase from 0.54 to 0.67
C) decrease from 0.73 to 0.71
D) decrease from 1.67 to 1.54
C
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The aggregate demand curve shows that, if other factors are held constant, a
A) higher price level results in a decrease in the quantity of real GDP demanded. B) higher price level results in an increase in the quantity of real GDP demanded. C) higher price level results in a lower interest rate. D) lower price level results in a higher interest rate.
Refer to Figure 4-15. As a result of the tax, is there a loss in consumer surplus?
A) No, because the producer pays the tax. B) No, because the market reaches a new equilibrium C) No, because consumers are charged a lower price to cover their tax burden. D) Yes, because consumers pay a price above the economically efficient price.
Refer to Scenario 18.1. If the fishermen are given the right to clean water,
A) the outcome will be more efficient than if the factory is given the right to use the water as it sees fit. B) the outcome will be less efficient than if the factory is given the right to use the water as it sees fit. C) the efficient outcome will occur no matter who is given which property right, and the individual gains will be the same in each case. D) the factory will be forced to shut down. E) the efficient outcome will occur no matter who is given which property right, but how that maximum gain is split will be determined during bargaining.
To an economist, the cost of a college education
A. includes the income that the student could have earned during the time spent in college. B. can be measured solely by the dollar cost of tuition, books, and other fees. C. includes only the cost of schooling, not the cost of housing and food. D. excludes financial aid in computation of the cost of schooling. E. All of these responses are correct.