Open market sale of government securities by the Fed decreases the federal funds rate

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE

Economics

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A firm's managers need information on the firm's revenue and costs as well as information on the value of a firm's assets and the amount of the firm's debts to answer three basic questions

Which of the following is not one of those three basic questions? A) how to produce it? B) where to produce? C) what to produce? D) what price to charge?

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Over the last decade, foreigners have been exercising

A. a declining influence over interest rates in the United States. B. an increasing influence over interest rates in the United States. C. about the same influence over interest rates in the United States.

Economics

When looking at the economic impact of the terrorist attacks, you will find that GDP

A. was positively affected by increases in defense and homeland security expenditures. B. was unaffected by increases in defense and homeland security expenditures. C. data collectors initially denied the authenticity of defense and homeland security expenditures. D. was negatively affected by increases in defense and homeland security expenditures.

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