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( w5 C4 {9 U1 i- d4 |5 |) uWhich of the following actions by the Federal Reserve is the most frequently used and which action would least likely be used for expansionary monetary policy?# h+ W' |" s+ k; P9 @9 J
Most frequently used Least likely expansionary
. D/ F, W/ t) m& n# _7 b7 sA) Open market operations Increasing the reserve requirement+ w8 |3 C" r8 h$ @* r- ?
B) Open market operations Decreasing the discount rate5 C$ n! \1 e: K- Q
C) Discount rate Increasing the reserve requirement4 s$ f( g+ K5 O* c
D) Discount rate Decreasing the discount rate0 ^. M6 I2 ?) M i w6 |- x
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Question 37
, V; c% f2 I( ?3 oIf a minimum wage is set above the equilibrium wage in the labor market, what is the most likely effect on labor supply?
: g+ ~" V) C1 y fA) Firms will use less than the economically efficient amount of capital.
3 ]: ~) t% @$ _# W: tB) There will be excess demand for labor and unemployment will decrease.
! m1 n( n/ {+ Y0 z6 zC) The minimum wage will have no effect on the equilibrium.5 d, D- }$ Z; Q, X# P* o5 y
D) There will be excess supply of labor and unemployment will increase.0 Y0 o; y0 i2 ?3 U% l
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Question 38
9 o: W. n$ T! M& u& ] q# ~Which of the following statements about price takers and price searchers is most accurate?1 |0 d! d$ \4 I& F5 ]% p1 b# ?
A) In the long run, both price takers and price searchers maximize profits at the quantity corresponding to the minimum point on the average total cost curve.+ h; L1 Z/ R$ Q1 J6 `
B) Price takers maximize profits at the point price = marginal revenue = marginal cost.
6 R+ d3 d1 a2 K+ L; AC) In the long run, both price takers and price searchers will have zero economic profits.2 G5 O/ x! v! @9 |3 z% W l
D) The potential allocative inefficiency of a price searcher engaged in monopolistic competition includes the social cost of producing where price = marginal cost.+ c: N% p; C- c5 Y0 g+ t
9 m# p" \1 G* @! C% t# W1 q; x8 WQuestion 39; j' a# l! ?7 c% s
A generational imbalance is best described as:
* N4 F# m3 d: R% s/ EA) accounting for the taxes owed by and the benefits owed to each generation.
$ E3 v: D! u- ZB) the present value of future government deficits and how future generations deal with this problem.
8 F2 f+ i2 D! Q$ q4 ~* |7 KC) a difference between the present value of government benefits promised to current taxpayers and the taxes paid by current taxpayers.
' N9 ~2 F& S+ x7 G3 j" s! mD) one generation being promised more government benefits than another generation.& R" m/ B: q$ ^: K
- W5 q4 @7 D0 |( s( d8 wQuestion 405 k1 {. D# }* h; f# B/ X
If the government regulates a natural monopoly and enforces an average cost pricing, what are the effects on output quantity and price compared to an unregulated natural monopoly?
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Output Price
. J; g m# w1 y7 t" ?6 e% ~A) Increase Decrease
8 q. g$ v* y2 F) R' bB) Increase Increase0 T# m; z2 I% u
C) Decrease Increase
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