If the Fed bases its monetary policy on judgments of its policymakers about the current needs of the economy, it is following
A) discretionary policy.
B) a money targeting rule.
C) an inflation targeting rule.
D) wait-and-see policy.
E) a monetary base instrument rule.
A
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Monetary policy credibility has the benefit of ________
A) stabilizing inflation in the short run when faced with positive demand shocks B) stabilizing economic activity in the short run when faced with positive demand shocks C) transmitting the effect of aggregate demand shocks onto short-run aggregate supply D) enhancing the job opportunities of Federal Reserve officials after they leave the central bank
Suppose milk and cereal are compliments and the demand for milk is Qdm = 40 - 6Pm - 2Pc, where Qdm stands for millions of gallons of milk demanded, Pm stands for the price of milk and Pc stands for the price of cereal. The supply of milk is Qsm = 6Pm - 8, where Qsm stands for millions of gallons of milk supplied. The demand and supply of cereal are Qdc = 90 - 5Pc - Pm and Qsc = 5Pc - 10, respectively, where Qdc stands for millions of boxes of cereal demanded and Qsc stands for millions of boxes of cereal supplied. What is the general equilibrium price for cereal?
A. $9.76 B. $6.10 C. $0.00 D. $11.25