Raising the federal funds rate shifts the aggregate demand curve ________, so that real GDP________ and the price level ________
A) rightward; increases; rises
B) leftward; decreases; rises
C) rightward; increases; falls
D) leftward; increases; rises
E) leftward; decreases; falls
E
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The developing area receiving the largest share of direct foreign investment is
(a) Africa. (b) Asia. (c) Latin America. (d) Transition economies.
The "Greenspan doctrine"—central banks should not try to prick bubbles—was based on which of the following arguments?
A) Asset-price bubbles are nearly impossible to identify. B) Monetary actions would be likely to affect asset prices in general, rather than the specific assets that are experiencing a bubble. C) Raising interest rates has often been found to cause a bubble to burst more severely. D) Monetary policy actions to prick bubbles can have harmful effects on the aggregate economy. E) All of the above.
If a union negotiates and obtains a wage rate above the competitive wage rate,
A) it must find a way to make workers more productive. B) employment in the union sector will increase relative to employment in the nonunion sector. C) it must find a way to ration jobs among the excessive number of workers who wish to work in the union sector. D) unemployment will increase in the nonunion sector relative to the union sector.
If an amusement park that is highly profitable during the summer months is unable to cover its variable costs during the winter months, it should
a. raise its prices during the winter months. b. lower its prices during the summer months. c. operate during the summer but shut down during the winter months. d. operate during all months of the year as long as its profits during the summer exceed its losses during the winter.