The figure above shows the market for bank reserves in Futureland. If the Bank of Futureland undertakes an open market purchase of government securities that changes the quantity of reserves by $25 billion, then the federal funds rate will
A) fall to 4 percent a year.
B) remain at 6 percent a year.
C) rise to 8 percent a year.
D) change, but more information is needed to determine by how much.
E) None of the above answers is correct.
A
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The above figure shows the demand and supply curves in the market for milk. Currently, the market is in equilibrium
If the government imposes a $2 per gallon tax to be collected from sellers, calculate the dead weight loss associated with the tax, and explain why the dead weight loss occurs.
The price of a good always changes when
A) either a shortage or a surplus occurs. B) quantity demanded and quantity supplied are constant. C) there is an increase in demand and an increase in supply. D) there is a decrease in demand and a decrease in supply.
An increase in the expected price level shifts the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You could conclude that
A. new firms will enter the industry.
B. existing firms will leave the industry.
C. the industry is in the long run.