Under which circumstance is the Fed most likely to carry out a defensive open market operation?
A) to prevent an increase in inflation
B) if a snowstorm results in a delay in check clearing, resulting in an increase in the Federal Reserve float
C) to defend the value of the U.S. dollar on the foreign exchange market
D) to prevent the negative impact of a demand shock
B
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A price-discriminating monopoly is a monopoly that
A) sells its output at a single price to all of its customers. B) sells different units of a good or service at different prices. C) has control over the resources used to produce the product. D) has a license to sell the product. E) illegally charges different customers different prices for the good it produces.
According to economists, when two people make exactly the opposite decision
A) one of them is acting irrationally. B) each person evaluates the situation according to his/her individual self-interest. C) one of them is acting out of spite. D) one of them should compromise.