If the Fed were to lower the required reserve ratio,

A) excess reserves would decrease.
B) excess reserves would increase.
C) there would be no effect on the level of excess reserves.
D) there would tend to be no effect on the nation's money supply.


B

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Why do our political leaders favor exports of U.S. goods and "buy American" policies?

What will be an ideal response?

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A monopolistic competitor earns zero economic profits if ________

A) price is higher than average total cost B) price is lower than marginal cost C) price is equal to marginal cost D) price is equal to average total cost

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If the country illustrated in Figure 17-12 is initially trading without restrictions at a world price of $1.00, net welfare loss as a result of a tariff of $0.50 per unit is represented by area

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a. c + i + e + f
b. i + f
c. i
d. f
e. b + d

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