Bank X had a reputation for asking few questions when it provided loans. Five years later, the majority of the loans were not repaid. This is because the bank had failed to address the
A) moral hazard problem. B) free-rider problem.
C) contrary selection problem. D) adverse selection problem.
D
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Gretchen expects the price level to rise from 104 this year to 108 next year, and she is able to incorporate these expectations into her wage contract. If the price level rises to 106 next year instead of 108, which of the following will occur?
A) Gretchen's real wage will be unchanged. B) Gretchen's real wage may rise or fall, depending on the unemployment rate. C) Gretchen's real wage will fall. D) Gretchen's real wage will rise.
If a country imposes a $10 tariff on a foreign monopolist, the price received by the monopolist, net of the tariff, will:
a. fall by $10. b. fall by less than $10. c. fall by more than $10. d. fall by $0.
The market clearing price of a good is
A) the price at which there is at least some of the good available for everyone. B) the price at which there is no surplus and no shortage. C) the price that consumers prefer. D) the price that producers prefer.
The ________ shows the relationship between the price level and quantity of real GDP demanded
A) consumer price index B) aggregate expenditure line C) 45-degree line D) aggregate demand curve