A bank has excess reserves of $6,000 and demand deposit liabilities of $100,000 when the required reserve ratio is 20 percent. If the reserve ratio is raised to 25 percent, the bank's excess reserves will be
A) -$5,000.
B) -$1,000.
C) $1,000.
D) $5,000.
C
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What is the student's opportunity cost of taking the first job?
If low-quality workers are unable to obtain a college degree, then a separating equilibrium can occur if
A) the cost of obtaining a degree is less than the wage premium paid to those who have obtained the degree. B) the cost of obtaining a degree is greater than the wage premium paid to those who have obtained the degree. C) the cost of obtaining a degree is zero. D) the wage premium paid to those who have obtained the degree is positive.
For U.S. consumers, the income elasticity of demand for fruit juice is 1.1. If the economy enters a recession next year and consumer income declines by 2.5%, what is the expected change in the quantity of fruit juice demanded next year?
A) -2.75% B) +2.75% C) -27.5% D) +27.5%
What are the different methods to measure industry concentration?
a. Four-firm concentration ratio. b. HHI index. c. Total output d. a and b only