Assuming all excess reserves are loaned out, currency holdings by the public are zero, and a reserve ratio of 2 percent, an initial deposit of $500 will lead to a total increase in deposits of
A) $250. B) $5,000. C) $25,000. D) $50,000.
C
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The market for bagels contains two firms: BagelWorld (BW) and Bagels'R'Us (BRU). The owners of the two firms decide to fix the price of bagels. The table below shows how each firm's profit (in dollars) depends on whether they abide by the agreement or cheat on the agreement. Is this game a prisoner's dilemma?
A. Yes, because if both firms played their dominant strategy, they each would earn a higher payoff than when they both play their dominated strategy. B. No, because cheating yields the highest payoff for both firms. C. Yes, because if both firms played their dominated strategy, they each would earn a higher payoff than when they both play their dominant strategy. D. No, because neither firm has a dominant strategy.
If real GDP per capita doubles between 2005 and 2020, what is the average annual growth rate of real GDP per capita?
A) 4.7% B) 10.5% C) 15% D) 21%
When water cannot be traded among current and potential users, then
a. each user will take more care to conserve, because added water cannot be obtained. b. users have a strong incentive to conserve because they are now protected from price increases imposed by greedy entrepreneurs. c. efficiency improves, as dry years can be better anticipated and planned for, and every user knows the quantity that will be available. d. water will not flow to its highest valued uses, and some users will use water for relatively low-valued uses, because they cannot gain by selling it to others.
Price ceilings are intended to address the problem of
A. Business bankruptcies. B. Inefficiency in production. C. Inequity in the distribution of goods and services. D. Shortages.