The slope of the typical production possibilities curve:
A. is positive.
B. increases as one moves southeast along the curve.
C. is constant as one moves down the curve.
D. decreases as one moves southeast along the curve.
Answer: B
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An increase in U.S. Treasury deposits at the Fed reduces both ________ and the ________
A) reserves; monetary base B) Fed liabilities; money multiplier C) Fed assets; monetary base D) Fed assets; money multiplier
When a company whose ability to repay its obligations in full is uncertain,
A) it will have to issue debt with longer maturities than would a company with a lower probability of default. B) its bonds will sell for higher prices than would the bonds of a company with a lower probability of default. C) it must offer investors higher yields to compensate them for the risk they take in buying their bonds or making loans. D) it must do so through financial markets rather than through financial intermediaries.
Lowering the discount rate: a. encourages banks to borrow from the Fed, and they can more easily accommodate their customers' needs for loans. b. encourages business customers to borrow directly from the Fed
c. reduces the amount of reserves banks are required to keep. d. automatically reduces excess reserves. e. encourages banks to sell U.S. government securities and increase their cash reserves.
Jenny sells lemonade in front of her house in the summer. Several other kids in Jenny's neighborhood also run lemonade stands in the summer. If the lemonade market is perfectly competitive, and Jenny is charging the equilibrium price, then Jenny can increase her revenue if she:
A. increases the price of her lemonade and decreases her output. B. keeps the price of her lemonade the same and increases the output. C. decreases the price of her lemonade and doesn't change her output. D. increases the price of her lemonade and doesn't change her output.