Is it possible for a currency to appreciate relative to one currency, and depreciate relative to another?
A. No, a currency rises or falls against all currencies.
B. No, this could happen only under the gold standard.
C. Yes, but only if all governments agree on the new rates.
D. Yes, this is possible in a world of floating rates.
Answer: D
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The probably effect of introducing an increased number of automatic teller machines is to
A) increase money demand, shifting the LM curve up and to the left. B) increase money demand, shifting the LM curve down and to the right. C) decrease money demand, shifting the LM curve up and to the left. D) decrease money demand, shifting the LM curve down and to the right.
The cost to a firm of producing one more unit of output
A) usually exceeds the firm's price. B) is significantly less than the firm's price for purely competitive firms operating in long-run equilibrium. C) usually equals the firm's price for monopolistically competitive firms. D) is the firm's marginal cost.
Is increased production of a good beneficial to society?
a. Yes, because scarcity is such an overriding concern. b. Yes, because more is always better. c. Maybe, it depends on what is foregone. d. No, because increased production does not increase utility.
Over time, an increase in a nation's stock of physical capital will
a. shift the production possibilities curve inward. b. cause an economy to operate inside its production possibilities curve. c. shift the production possibilities curve outward. d. eliminate the basic economic problem of scarcity.