As of December 2010, the largest single component of M1 consists of
a. checkable deposits at banks.
b. money market mutual funds.
c. savings deposits.
d. currency.
d
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The Federal Reserve reports that it has coins valued at $10 billion, bank reserves at the Fed of $15 billion, gold valued at $10 billion, Federal Reservesnotes of $400 billion, and U.S. government securities of $300 billion
What is the size of the monetary base?
When the price of a commodity falls, we can expect
A. total utility will fall. B. marginal utility of the last unit purchased will fall. C. marginal utility of the last unit purchased will rise. D. purchases will fall because of a change in marginal utility.
If the CPI rises from 206.7 to 212.7 between two consecutive years, by how much has the cost of living changed between these two years?
A) The cost of living has increased by 6%. B) The cost of living has increased by 12.7%. C) The cost of living has decreased by 6%. D) The cost of living has increased by 2.9%.
Suppose a Dell computer that sells for $2,000 in the U.S. is exported to Canada, where it sells for 2,500 Canadian dollars. Further assume that 1.5 Canadian dollars trade for one U.S. dollar in the foreign exchange market. According to the purchasing power parity theory, which of the following will occur?
a. Computers could be purchased in Canada for 2,500 Canadian dollars, and sold in the U.S. for $2,000 . The $2,000 in revenue from each computer sold could then be exchanged for 3,000 Canadian dollars, yielding a profit of 500 Canadian dollars for each computer sold (minus any transaction costs). b. Computers could be purchased in the U.S. for $2,000 and sold in Canada for 2,500 Canadian dollars. The 2,500 Canadian dollars in revenue from each computer sold could then be exchanged for $3,000, yielding a profit of $500 for each computer sold (minus any transaction costs). c. Purchasing power parity is achieved, and there is no profit to be had from reselling the computers. d. The demand for computers would rise in both the countries and purchasing power parity would be achieved.