The funds that banks are required by law to hold in the form of either vault cash or deposits with the Fed are called
a. excess reserves.
b. fractional reserves.
c. required reserves.
d. certificates of deposit.
C
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In the market for domestic avocados, what would happen to the market clearing price and the equilibrium quantity if there was a drought in avocado growing areas?
A) The market clearing price would rise, and the equilibrium quantity would rise. B) The market clearing price would fall, and the equilibrium quantity would rise. C) The market clearing price would rise, and the equilibrium quantity would fall. D) The market clearing price would fall, and the equilibrium quantity would fall.
Figure 2-3
shows the production possibilities frontier for a music processing plant that can produce both compact disks and cassettes. At which point would the plant be under-utilizing its resources?
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d.
D
e.
E
If the quantity of tacos is measured along the horizontal axis and the quantity of movies is measured along the vertical axis, and the price of a taco is $2.00 while the price of a movie is $12, then the slope of the budget line is
A. -1/3. B. -1/6. C. -6. D. -3.5
Which statement is true?
A. The U.S. is both the world's leading creditor nation and the leading debtor nation. B. The U.S. is neither the world's leading creditor nation nor the world's leading debtor nation. C. The U.S. is the world's leading creditor nation and not the world's leading debtor nation. D. The U.S. is the world's leading debtor nation and not the world's leading creditor nation.