Given that the velocity of money can be unstable in the short run, is this reason enough to dismiss money growth as a policy target? Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
Not necessarily. Intermediate targets can be useful when stable links exist between it and policymakers' operating instruments on one hand and their policy objective on the other. For example, if there is a stable link between the monetary base and the quantity of money (perhaps through the deposit expansion multiplier) and a predictable relationship between the quantity of money and the rate of inflation, then targeting money growth can be useful.
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Explain the Condorcet Paradox
What will be an ideal response?
Refer to the Article Summary. If the Federal Reserve's announcements about upcoming monetary policy decisions are not seen as credible, as Senator Pat Toomey alludes to regarding the Fed's changing projections as to when they would increase interest
rates, which of the following would you expect to see? A) Inflation expectations will accurately reflect actual inflation. B) Expansionary monetary policy will result in lower rates of inflation. C) The Federal Reserve will have more control over the inflation rate. D) Firms and workers will be unable to accurately forecast changes in the rate of inflation.
For the period 1947-2012, the behavior of the U.S. money supply is best characterized as
A) nearly constant over time. B) somewhat smoother than GDP. C) somewhat more volatile than GDP. D) extremely volatile and unstable.
Suppose Kate's Great Crete (KGC) has annual variable costs of VC = 30Q + 0.0025Q2 and marginal costs of MC = 30 + 0.005Q, where Q is the number of cubic yards of concrete it produces per year. In addition, it has an avoidable fixed cost of $50,000 per year. KGC's demand function is Qd = 20,000 - 400P. What is KGC's total revenue function?
A. TR = 50Q - 0.0025Q2 B. TR = 50Q + 0.0025Q2 C. TR = 20,000 - 400P D. TR = 50 - 0.005Q