Contractionary fiscal policy tends to ________ consumption because it may reduce ________
A. increase; disposable income.
B. increase; savings.
C. reduce; savings.
D. reduce; disposable income.
Answer: D
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In a natural monopoly, throughout the range of market demand,
a. marginal cost exceeds average cost and therefore pulls average cost upward b. average cost exceeds marginal cost and therefore pulls marginal cost upward c. marginal cost is below average cost and therefore pulls average cost downward d. average cost is equal to marginal cost e. there are diseconomies of scale
When the Fed purchases government securities, it:
a. increases banks' reserves and makes possible an increase in the money supply. b. decreases banks' reserves and makes possible a decrease in the money supply. c. automatically raises the discount rate. d. uses discounting operations to influence margin requirements. e. has no effect on either the money supply or the discount rate.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false