What roles do central banks play in an economy?
A) Central banks are government depositories.
B) Central banks lobby for regulation on behalf of the banking industry.
C) Central banks monitor fiscal agents in the economy.
D) none of the above
A
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Suppose consumer income increases. If grass seed is a normal good, the equilibrium price of grass seed will
a. decrease, and producer surplus in the industry will decrease. b. increase, and producer surplus in the industry will increase. c. decrease, and producer surplus in the industry will increase. d. increase, and producer surplus in the industry will decrease.
In 18th century Europe, governments gave guilds legal authority to limit production of goods. How did this authority either obstruct or improve the market mechanism?
A) It improved the market mechanism by making it more efficient because the guilds were able to quickly identify and rectify any market shortages and surpluses. B) It improved the market mechanism because the government's actions provided the correct set of signals to the market so that producers can adjust their output to better meet the needs of consumers. C) It obstructed the market mechanism because the guild's actions prevented the forces of demand and supply from coordinating the self-interested decisions of producers and consumers. D) It obstructed the market mechanism because with one more party having to coordinate activities (the guilds) there were delays in getting the products to consumers.