Economists measure the price level
A. by keeping track of nominal GDP.
B. using a price index.
C. by measuring the growth rate in money supply.
D. by measuring the growth rate in real GDP.
Ans: B. using a price index.
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An economic model includes
A) only normative statements. B) no use of marginal concepts. C) all known details in order to increase its accuracy. D) only details considered essential.
Suppose the required reserve ratio is 20 percent. If banks are conservative and choose not to loan all of their excess reserves, the real-world deposit multiplier is
A) less than 5. B) equal to 5. C) greater than 5. D) equal to 20.
As suppliers and potential suppliers of exhaustible resources continually calculate whether to extract now or in future, and how much to extract, an equilibrium arises when:
a. the cost of extracting such resources is equal to its price. b. the rate of return for such resources equals the rate of interest on alternative uses of the funds. c. the cost of extracting such resources is equal to the price of the commodity using these resources. d. the price of such resources is equal to the rate of interest of bank accounts and other interest-bearing investments. e. the rate of return on alternative investments is equal to the cost of extracting such resources.
Future generations will be hurt by a high national debt if incurring the debt
a. was done to pay Social Security recipients. b. resulted in heavy commitments to bail out business firms. c. increased formation of capital. d. slowed the formation of capital.