Suppose the economy is producing at the natural rate of output. An open market sale of bonds by the Fed will cause ________ in real GDP in the long run and ________ in inflation in the long run, everything else held constant
A) an increase; an increase
B) a decrease; a decrease
C) no change; an increase
D) no change; a decrease
D
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Which of the following will cause the supply curve of loanable funds to shift?
a) Incentives to save. b) Business expectations. c) Product demand. d) Investment tax incentives.
Refer to Figure 12-13. Suppose the prevailing price is P1 and the firm is currently producing its loss-minimizing quantity. In the long-run equilibrium
A) there will be fewer firms in the industry and total industry output decreases. B) there will be more firms in the industry and total industry output remains constant. C) there will be fewer firms in the industry but total industry output increases. D) there will be more firms in the industry and total industry output increases.