What is the motivating force behind the free market?

a) competition
b) the invisible hand
c) self-interest
d) Specialization


Ans: c) self-interest

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The Fed buys $25,000 of government securities. The desired reserve ratio is 20 percent and the currency drain ratio is zero. What will be the change in the quantity of money?

A) $5,000 B) $20,000 C) $25,000 D) $125,000 E) $50,000

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In the figure above, S is the supply curve and D is the demand curve in the unregulated, competitive market for gasoline in Motorland. The external cost of gasoline is constant at $1.50 per gallon

The unregulated, competitive market for gasoline in Motorland A) produces the efficient quantity of gasoline. B) overproduces by 0.2 million gallons of gasoline a month. C) underproduces by 0.1 million gallons of gasoline a month. D) overproduces by 0.1 million gallons of gasoline a month.

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Songwriters and composers press music companies to lower the price for music downloads because

a. demand for on-line music is inelastic b. profits are maximized where price elasticity of demand is -1.0 c. songwriter royalties are a percentage of sales revenue d. profits and total revenue are maximized at different quantities e. profits are maximized at the same prices as sales revenue

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Discretionary policy deficits are associated with: a. increases in national saving. b. higher prices

c. lower outputs. d. lower interest rates. e. raising taxes.

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