Demand deposits multiplied by the required reserve ratio equal the amount of reserves
A. the Federal Reserve is required to hold.
B. business firms are required to hold.
C. a bank is required to hold.
D. foreign investors are required to hold.
C. a bank is required to hold.
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Refer to Figure 14-2. Now suppose that the government delays Xenophone's entry and Gigacom moves first, what is the likely outcome in the market?
A) Both offer DSL internet service; Xenophone earns a profit of $8 million and Gigacom earns a profit of $7 million. B) Xenophone offers internet service via cable line and earns a profit of $4 million while Gigacom offers DSL internet service and earns a profit of $4.5 million. C) Xenophone offers DSL internet service and earns a profit of $5 million while Gigacom offer internet service via cable line and earns a profit of $6.5 million. D) Both offer internet service via cable line; Xenophone earns a profit of $6 million and Gigacom earns a profit of $9 million.
A bank has excess reserves of $10,000 and demand deposit liabilities of $100,000 when the required reserve ratio is 20 percent. If the reserve ratio is raised to 25 percent, the bank's excess reserves will be
A) -$5,000. B) -$1,000. C) $1,000. D) $5,000.
Which of the following is NOT necessary in order for a monopolist to practice effective price discrimination?
A) The marginal cost of providing the same good to different groups of buyers must be different. B) The monopolist must be able to segregate its market into different submarkets. C) The buyers in various markets must face different price elasticities of demand. D) The monopolist must have a downward sloping demand curve.
Medicare is an example of a third-party payment for medical services that
A) causes providers to supply less of medical services than they would without the payment. B) causes buyers to consume more of medical services than they would without the payment. C) does not cause any change in the equilibrium position for medical services which existed without the subsidy. D) causes the price of medical services to rise for the consumer once the payment is provided.