When the quantity of money demanded is greater than the quantity of money supplied, people ________ bonds and the interest rate ________
A) sell; rises
B) sell; falls
C) buy; rises
D) buy; falls
A
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a. marginal cost curve. b. average total cost curve. c. average variable cost curve. d. market demand curve.
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What will be an ideal response?
Suppose that the federal funds rate and the discount rate are equal initially at 3%. If the discount rate is then lowered to 2.5%, to whom will a bank be more likely to go for a loan: the Federal Reserve or another bank? Explain your answer in detail, and be sure to mention the impact that this situation would have on the money supply
When would it be plausible to describe the demand for a product by drawing a straight line, Q = a - bP?
A. Only if no important factors other than price affect demand B. In the vast majority of scenarios C. Practically never D. If we believe that factors other than price alone determine demand