When prices are rising, which of the following will be true?
A) The real interest rate will be lower than the nominal interest rate.
B) The real interest rate will be negative.
C) The real interest rate will be higher than the nominal interest rate.
D) The nominal interest rate will be negative.
Answer: A
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When the demand for grapes increases and the supply of grapes decreases at the same time, we can predict that the: a. price of grapes will fall
b. price of grapes will rise. c. quantity of grapes exchanged will fall. d. quantity of grapes exchanged will rise.
The exchange rate changed from € 2.5/ $ to € 2.0/ $. Therefore:
a. The euro appreciated by 25% and the dollar depreciated by 20%. b. The euro depreciated by 25% and the dollar appreciated by 20%. c. The euro appreciated by 20% and the dollar depreciated by 25%. d. The euro depreciated by 20% and the dollar appreciated by 25%. e. The euro appreciated by 20% and the dollar depreciated by 20%.
Suppose that a worker in Freedonia can produce either 6 units of corn or 2 units of wheat per year, and a worker in Sylvania can produce either 2 units of corn or 6 units of wheat per year. Each nation has 10 workers. For many years the two countries traded, each completely specializing according to their respective comparative advantages. Now, however, war has broken out between them and all
trade has stopped. Without trade, Freedonia produces and consumes 30 units of corn and 10 units of wheat per year. Sylvania produces and consumes 10 units of corn and 30 units of wheat. The war has caused the combined yearly output of the two countries to decline by a. 10 units of corn and 10 units of wheat. b. 20 units of corn and 20 units of wheat. c. 30 units of corn and 30 units of wheat. d. 40 units of corn and 40 units of wheat.
In a liquidity trap:
a) monetary policy is very effective in changing income and output. b) fiscal policy is ineffective in changing income and output. c) monetary policy is ineffective in changing income and output. d) monetary policy is somewhat effective in changing income and output in the short-run.