In response to the sharp decline in stock prices in October 1987, the Federal Reserve
a. increased the money supply and increased interest rates.
b. increased the money supply and decreased interest rates.
c. decreased the money supply and increased interest rates.
d. decreased the money supply and decreased interest rates.
b
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Money illusion is
A) when people think they are better off when their income increases even though prices have increased by the same amount. B) when people are motivated by self-interest. C) could not exist if the economy did not have competitive markets. D) a basic condition that all classical economists assume people have.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a monopoly?
A) a single firm B) no close substitutes for the product produced C) barriers to entry D) easy entry and exit
In a short-run production process, the marginal cost is rising and the average variable cost is falling as output is increased. Thus,
A) average fixed cost is constant. B) marginal cost is above average variable cost. C) marginal cost is below average fixed cost. D) marginal cost is below average variable cost.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) If there is an increase in the demand for a product, consumers want to buy more of the product at each and every possible price. B) A decrease in demand shifts the demand curve leftward toward the origin, while a decrease in quantity demanded involves a movement upward along a particular demand curve. C) If the price of a good rises, quantity demanded of the good decreases and the demand curve shifts toward the origin as long as supply is static. D) A change in the demand for a product is caused by factors other than changes in the product's price.