If the Fed raises the interest rates on short-term U.S. government bonds, then the Security Market Line shifts:

A. Downward as the risk-free interest rate increases

B. Downward as the risk-free interest rate decreases

C. Upward as the risk-free interest rate increases

D. Upward as the risk-free interest rate decreases

C. Upward as the risk-free interest rate increases

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A) increase; increase B) increase; decrease C) decrease; increase D) decrease; decrease

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What characterizes a competitive equilibrium?

A) Markets are rationed. B) Governments stay out of the market. C) Economic agents are price-takers. D) It is costly to experiment with policies.

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