According to the Taylor Rule, If Inflation Equals 4 Percent

question 42

Multiple Choice

According to the Taylor rule, if inflation equals 4 percent and there is a recessionary gap equal to 4 percent of potential output, the Fed will set a real interest rate of ________ percent and a nominal interest rate of ________ percent.

• A)4; 4
• B)1; 5
• C)1; 4
• D)2; 4

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Definitions:

Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, quantitatively expressed as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.

Inelastic

An inelastic good or service has a demand that does not change significantly when its price goes up or down.

Insensitive to Price

A characteristic of demand wherein the quantity demanded by consumers changes very little with a change in the product's price.

Unit Elastic

A situation in economics where the percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the percentage change in price, resulting in no change in total revenue.