The Three Tools Used by the Federal Reserve to Manage

question 81

True/False

The three tools used by the Federal Reserve to manage monetary policy are reserve requirements, the prime rate, and the discount rate.

Recognize the relationship between a stock's beta and its standard deviation.

Understand the concepts of short-run and long-run equilibriums in the aggregate demand-aggregate supply model.

Explain the mechanisms that move an economy from short-run to long-run equilibrium.

Identify and describe the characteristics of expansionary and recessionary gaps.

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Definitions:

Bias

A tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing, person, or group compared with another, often in a way considered to be unfair.

Journalizing

The process of recording a transaction entry into the journal.

Business Transactions

Financial activities or exchanges involving the transfer of value between entities or parties, affecting the financial position of a business.

Journal

A listing of business transactions in chronological order. The journal links on one page the debit and credit parts of transactions. Alternatively known as general journal.