The most effective monetary policy tool of the Federal Reserve is
A. the reserve requirements.
B. discount operations.
C. margin requirements.
D. open market operations.
D. open market operations.
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The state of Georgia offers free college tuition to high school students with a "B" average. In 2007, the state raised the requirement so that fewer students qualified for the scholarship
At the same time, Georgia increased state spending on health care. Suppose that college education is on the vertical axis and health care is on the horizontal axis of a PPF. These changes A) are example of a tradeoff. B) are an example of incentives. C) will cause a shift out of the PPF. D) will cause a shift in the of the PPF.
What is the relationship between marginal cost and marginal revenue when a single-price monopoly maximizes profit?
What will be an ideal response?
An article in the Wall Street Journal in early 2001 noted two developments in the market for laser eye surgery. The first development concerned side effects from the surgery, including blurred vision. The second development was that the companies renting
eye-surgery machinery to doctors had reduced their charges. In the market for laser eye surgeries, these two developments A) decreased demand and decreased supply, resulting in a decrease in the equilibrium quantity and an increase in the equilibrium price of laser eye surgeries. B) decreased demand and increased supply resulting in an increase in both the equilibrium quantity and the equilibrium price of laser eye surgeries. C) decreased demand and increased supply, resulting in a decrease in the equilibrium price and an uncertain effect on the equilibrium quantity of laser eye surgeries. D) decreased demand and increased supply, resulting in a decrease in both the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity of laser eye surgeries.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 10.3 below to answer the question(s) that follow. 
Figure 10.3 Refer to Figure 10.3. The market wage is initially W0 and the firm is initially at Point A. Labor supply decreases from S0 to S1. If the firm does not change the amount of capital it employs, the firm will move to Point ________ to maximize profits.
A. B B. C C. E D. F