When the Federal Reserve loans money to banks, the rate it charges banks with excellent credit is the
A. exchange rate.
B. primary credit rate.
C. discount rate.
D. real interest rate.
Answer: B
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Which activity of the Fed would tend to increase excess reserves throughout the banking system?
A) Purchases of government bonds on a mass scale B) An increase in the required reserve ratio C) An increase of the discount rate D) Sales of government bonds on a mass scale
Assuming that the average duration of its assets is five years, while the average duration of its liabilities is three years, then a 5 percentage point increase in interest rates will cause the net worth of First National to decline by ________ of
the total original asset value. A) 5 percent B) 10 percent C) 15 percent D) 25 percent
In the AD/AS diagram, _____________ unemployment is shown by how close the economy is to the potential or full employment level of GDP.
a. frictional b. structural c. cyclical d. natural
A competitive market is in long-run equilibrium. If demand increases, we can be certain that price will
a. rise in the short run. Some firms will enter the industry. Price will then rise to reach the new long-run equilibrium. b. rise in the short run. Some firms will enter the industry. Price will then fall to reach the new long-run equilibrium. c. fall in the short run. All, some, or no firms will shut down, and some of them will exit the industry. Price will then rise to reach the new long-run equilibrium. d. not rise in the short run because firms will enter to maintain the price.