Which of the following options would be most likely to cause an increase in short-term real interest rates?

a. The Federal Reserve cuts the discount rate.
b. The Federal Reserve lowers the reserve requirement.
c. The Federal Reserve sells bonds in the open market.
d. The federal budget is shifted toward a surplus.

C

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Refer to the above figure. For a normal good, the rightward shift of the curve could have been caused by

A) a technological improvement. B) an increase in the cost of inputs. C) an increase in income. D) a decrease in income.

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If Jackie needs special film to go with her new camera, then for her these two goods have what type of relationship?

a. Substitute. b. Complementary. c. Nonlinked. d. Reversed. e. Insensitive.

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