During the Great Depression, as real interest rates rose, good credit risks were less likely to seek loans. This process illustrates the phenomenon of ________
A) adverse selection
B) moral hazard
C) poor monetary policy
D) debt deflation
A
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If the FOMC purchases government bonds priced at $5,000 from a bond dealer who banks at National Bank, and if the reserve requirement is 20 percent, then the required reserves of National Bank:
a. increase by $5,000. b. increase by $4,000. c. increase by $1,000. d. decrease by $5,000. e. decrease by $1,000.
Use the following table to answer the next question. The base year is 2007. Hot DogsBaseballsBottles of SodaYearPriceQuantityPriceQuantityPriceQuantity2005$2.00100$5.0050$2.0010020064.001005.001002.0015020076.001005.001002.0020020088.001508.002004.00200200910.0020010.002004.00250Real GDP (constant dollars) for 2005 equals ________.
A. $1500 B. $1050 C. $650 D. $100