Assume That the Currency-Deposit Ratio Is 0

question 93

Multiple Choice

Assume that the currency-deposit ratio is 0.2 and the reserve-deposit ratio is 0.1.The Federal Reserve carries out open-market operations,purchasing $1 million worth of bonds from banks.This action will increase the money supply by

• A)$1 million.
• B)$2 million.
• C)$3 million.
• D)$4 million.

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Definitions:

Long-Run Supply Curve

As it applies to macroeconomics, a supply curve for which price, but not real output, changes when the demand curves shifts; a vertical supply curve that implies fully flexible prices.

Downsloping

Typically describes a graph line that shows a decrease in a variable as another variable increases, often used in economics to illustrate concepts like demand curves.

Profit-Maximizing

The technique a firm uses to ascertain the optimal pricing and production levels for achieving maximum profit.

Short Run

A period in which at least one input (like plant and equipment) is fixed and cannot be changed by a business.