The Federal Reserve can:
A. simultaneously set independent money supply and nominal interest rate targets.
B. only target the money supply, not the nominal interest rate.
C. only set a money supply target that is consistent with a nominal interest rate target, and vice versa.
D. only target the nominal interest rate, not the money supply.
Answer: C
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A) a normal good with a price elasticity of demand of 0.5. B) a substitute good with a cross elasticity of 0.5. C) a good with a price elasticity of supply of -0.5. D) an inferior good with an income elasticity of -0.5. E) an inferior good with an income elasticity of -2.0.
An airline company
A) cannot price discriminate because it is against the law. B) price discriminates by charging higher prices to business travelers. C) price discriminates by charging lower prices to business travelers. D) price discriminates even though its profits are lower because competition forces it to do so. E) has fewer customers because it price discriminates than it would have if it did not price discriminate.
Which of the following is an earmarked tax?
a. personal income tax b. property tax c. Social Security tax d. excise tax e. custom duty
The money multiplier formula _____.
(A) Is used by the Board of Governors to decide interest rate cuts. (B) Determines the amount of new money that will be created with each demand deposit. (C) Determines the amount of funds loaned by the Federal Reserve Bank to its members. (D) Is used by the Fed to determine the amount of currency in the economy.