If there is a political business cycle and the Federal Reserve supports the incumbent, then we should expect that prior to elections the Fed would
a. raise interest rates to shift aggregate demand left.
b. raise interest rates to shift aggregate demand right.
c. reduce interest rates to shift aggregate demand left.
d. reduce interest rates to shift aggregate demand right.
d
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Suppose the quantity of money and real GDP do not change. If velocity increases, then the
A) price level will fall. B) price level will rise. C) inflation rate will fall. D) real interest rate will fall. E) real interest rate will rise.
Tom and Jerry have two tasks to do all day: make dishes and build fences. If Tom spends all day making dishes, he will have make 16 dishes. If he instead devotes his day to building fences, Tom will build 4 fences. If Jerry spends his day making dishes, he will make 14 dishes; if he spends the day building fences, he will build 7 fences. For Jerry, the opportunity cost of building a fence is ________ dishes made.
A. 14 B. 7 C. 4 D. 2
Italy has a comparative advantage in the production of which product?
Figure 2-5 shows five different combinations of rockets and cruise ships that a country could manufacture. Suppose it decided to produce 18 rockets and 12 cruise ships. Which of the following would be true?
a. This combination could not be produced.
b. The country will be at point B.
c. The country will be at point C.
d. The country will not be fully utilizing its resources.
e. The country will be at the midpoint of points B and D.