If the Fed wishes to increase the money supply it can
A) increase reserve requirements.
B) sell securities to banks and/or the public.
C) increase the rediscount rate.
D) None of the above is correct.
D
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A cartel member has the incentive to cheat on the cartel agreement because
a. it fears that other members may also cheat on the agreement. b. the cartel prevents the member from charging the monopoly price. c. undercutting the cartel price will increase the cartel member's profit. d. the cartel outcome is not Pareto optimal for the cartel members.
Because of the high cost of fuel, railroads such as Union Pacific Corp and CSX Corp have increased the price they charge to haul freight. This change means that
A) the demand curve for hauling freight has shifted leftward. B) the supply curve for hauling freight has shifted leftward. C) the demand curve for hauling freight has shifted rightward. D) the supply curve for hauling freight has shifted rightward. E) neither the supply curve nor the demand curve for hauling freight has shifted; the only change is that the price is higher.
Using the market shares in the table above, if Widgotech buys Widgette the HHI will
A) stay the same. B) rise by 1 point. C) rise by 10 points. D) rise by 18 points.
During a period of contractionary monetary policy
A. the price level is decreased, which leads to a decrease in the money supply. B. the price level is increased, which leads to an increase in the money supply. C. the rate of growth of the money supply is increased, leading to an increase in the price level. D. the rate of growth of the money supply is reduced, leading to a decrease in the price level.