The interest rate that banks charge on loans to their best customers is called the:

A) federal funds rate.
B) discount rate.
C) mortgage interest rate.
D) prime rate.


D

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If the market price of oats is $2.5 per bushel and a farmer decides to sell at $2.8 per bushel, he is likely to sell:

a. more than 5 bushels per day. b. more than 10 bushels per day. c. less than 5 bushels per day. d. 10 bushels per day. e. nothing.

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Which of the following is correct?

a. The amount of unemployment that a country typically experiences is a determinant of that country's standard of living, and some degree of unemployment is inevitable in a complex economy. b. The amount of unemployment that a country typically experiences is a determinant of that country's standard of living, and a complex economy can achieve zero unemployment. c. The amount of unemployment that a country typically experiences is not a determinant of that country's standard of living, and a complex economy can achieve zero unemployment. d. The amount of unemployment that a country typically experiences is not a determinant of that country's standard of living, and some degree of unemployment is inevitable in a complex economy.

Economics

Politicians will often be able to gain from support of trade restrictions because

What will be an ideal response?

Economics

A tariff is a

A) tax on an exported good or service. B) tax on an imported good or service. C) subsidy on an exported good. D) subsidy on an imported good.

Economics