If during the past decade the average rate of monetary growth has been 5% and the average inflation rate has been 5%, everything else held constant, when the Federal Reserve announces that the new rate of monetary growth will be 10%, the adaptive
expectation forecast of the inflation rate is A) 5%.
B) between 5 and 10%.
C) 10%.
D) more than 10%.
A
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Which of the following is an important difference between government and privately-owned enterprises?
A) Government can distribute goods without employing discriminatory rationing criteria. B) Government can more easily use negative incentives to obtain resources. C) Government does not produce exchangeable commodities or services. D) Government provides services at a lower opportunity cost. E) Government tends to pay close attention to the varying preferences of the people.
Explain how and why economic events in the United States affected the economies of Thailand, South Korea, and Indonesia and vice-versa.
What will be an ideal response?
Each member of a cartel
a. faces a temptation to cheat on the agreement because lowering its price slightly below the established price will usually increase the firm's sales and profit. b. faces a temptation to cheat on the agreement because raising its price slightly above the established price will usually increase the firm's sales and profit. c. has no temptation to cheat on the agreement because lowering its price slightly below the established price will usually have no impact on the firm's sales and profit. d. has no temptation to cheat on the agreement because raising its price slightly above the established price will usually decrease the firm's sales and profit. e. has no temptation to cheat on the agreement because lowering its price slightly below the established price will usually lower the firm's sales and profit.
If exports are $500, GDP is $8000, government purchases are $1200, imports are $700, and investment is $800, then consumption is $6200
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false