Banks prefer to make loans than keep reserves because they earn interest on loans and must pay interest on reserves.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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When law-makers impose ceilings on the amount of annual interest charged by lenders, their actions have the effect of
A) excluding certain borrowers from the legally regulated credit market. B) expanding retail sales. C) increasing the number of loans made. D) lowering interest rates for most borrowers. E) redistributing income from creditors to debtors.
The U.S. dollar will appreciate in value if
A) the demand curve for U.S. dollars shifts rightward. B) the demand curve for U.S. dollars shifts leftward. C) the supply curve of U.S. dollars shifts rightward. D) Americans choose to buy more foreign goods.
Is it possible to see gains in a nation's real standard of living without any positive economic growth?
A) No, a nation's standard of living cannot improve without economic growth. B) Yes, but only if the government prints more money so people feel rich. C) Yes, if workers can produce the same level of output in fewer work hours, so that more leisure time could push up the real standard of living. D) None of the above: Economic growth has nothing to do with a nation's standard of living.
Which of the following is least accurate about the meat packing industry about 1900?
a. The 1898 "embalmed beef" scandal documented how adulterated beef was provided to the American Army during the Spanish-American War. b. Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle raised national concern about the unsanitary conditions involved in meat processing. c. Meat packing firms welcomed government regulation of the industry because it gave firms clear and accurate public information about the shipments of every other firm, which helped firms to engage in cartel behavior. d. Federal regulations helped level the playing field so that small firms could compete more easily against large firms.