When a country allows trade and becomes an exporter of goods both domestic consumers and domestic producers benefit
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Consumers in a country buy only two goods, sneakers and manicures. The prices and quantities purchased by urban households are in the table above. The reference base year is 2011. The inflation rate between 2011 and 2012 is
A) $15. B) 15.0 percent. C) $10. D) 10.3 percent. E) 9.0 percent.
If banks borrowed from the Fed when the federal funds rate was below its target level
A) the supply of reserves would decrease and the federal funds rate could fall even further. B) the supply of reserves would increase and the federal funds rate would rise. C) the supply of reserves would decrease and the federal funds rate would rise. D) the supply of reserves would increase and the federal funds rate could fall even further.
Under which one of the following situations would you be better off?
A) You have $10,000 in your savings account paying 5 percent per year and unanticipated inflation is 8 percent per year. B) You have paid $500 for a $1,000 U.S. savings bond that matures in 10 years and unanticipated inflation is 10 percent per year. C) You lend a friend $1,000 at 6 percent to be repaid in one year and unanticipated inflation is 7 percent during the year. D) You borrowed $2,500 at 7 percent to pay for this year's college expenses and unanticipated inflation is 12 percent during the year.
Sandy is a big Star Wars fan and buys a $20 ticket a week in advance to the premier of the new movie. After arriving at the theater, she realizes she left the ticket at home and doesn't have time to return home and get it. Sandy can buy another ticket for $20. She decides not to because seeing the movie isn't worth $40 to her. This is an example of:
A. rational behavior because she values the movie less than $40 B. irrational behavior because she really values the movie more than $40 C. irrational behavior because the initial $20 is a sunk cost. D. rational behavior because it is a commitment device to never forget a ticket at home again.