Which of the following is correct regarding the discount rate?
a. It is the interest rate that commercial banks charge their most creditworthy customers.
b. It is the interest rate that thrift institutions charge for home mortgages
c. It is the interest rate at which depository institutions can borrow from the Federal Reserve.
d. It is the interest rate set in the market for U.S. Treasury Bills.
e. It is the prime interest rate.
c
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Which of the following statements is true?
A) Income inequality within most countries has increased during the past 20 years. B) Income inequality across the entire world has decreased during the past 20 years. C) Income inequality within most countries and across the entire world has not changed much during the past 20 years. D) Both A and B are correct. E) None of the above is correct.
Which of the following situations will arise in the domestic market following the imposition of an import ban?
A) imports decrease, domestic production increases, prices increase B) imports increase, domestic production increases, prices increase C) imports increase, domestic production decreases, prices decrease D) imports decrease, domestic production increases, prices decrease
If the marginal propensity to save (MPS) = 0.1, then
A) the MPC = 0.9. B) the APS = 0.1. C) the APC = 0.9. D) consumption equals $1,800 when income equals $2,000.
The harmful effect of a price ceiling to ________ is ________.
A. producers; the selling price of the product is above the equilibrium price B. consumers; the ceiling creates a shortage of the product C. producers; the ceiling creates a surplus of the product D. consumers; the selling price of the product is above the equilibrium price