Assuming the interest rate is 6 percent, which of the following has the greatest present value?
a. $300 paid in two years
b. $150 paid in one year plus $140 paid in two years
c. $100 paid today plus $100 paid in one year plus $100 paid in two years
d. $285 today
d
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How will the exchange rate (foreign currency per dollar) respond to an increase in preference for imported goods in the United States in the long run?
A) Exchange rates will be unaffected by changes in the relative rate of productivity growth in the United States, both in the short run and in the long run. B) Exchange rates will fall. C) Exchange rates will rise. D) The exchange rate will be affected in the short run, but not in the long run.
Macroeconomists are interested in how consumers respond to changes in the market real interest rate because
A) interest rates are an important channel for the effects of monetary and fiscal policies. B) substitution effects and income effects net out in the aggregate. C) of the permanent income hypothesis. D) future income affects current consumption.
Theory and historical experience both confirm the importance of family size in shaping poverty trends
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Jasime voluntarily quit her job and is now searching for a new position. Jasime is classified as a
A) job loser. B) job reentrant. C) job leaver. D) new entrant.