Suppose a firm in a perfectly competitive market is operating at its profit-maximizing level of output. Will the firm suspend operations if it faces a reduction in the price it can charge for its product?
a. No, because it can always raise its prices in the short run.
b. No, because it can always raise its prices in the long run.
c. No, as long as the firm earns sufficient revenue to pay all of the variable costs.
d. Yes, since it never makes sense to operate at a loss, even in the short run.
e. No, because it always makes sense to operate at a loss, even in the long run.
c
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Why might Congress benefit from the Fed being self-financed?
A) Self-financing increases Congressional control over the Fed. B) Self-financing reduces the Fed's exposure to external pressures. C) Self-financing gives the Fed an incentive to expand the money supply, which ultimately results in Congress having additional funds to spend. D) Congress does not benefit from the Fed being self-financed; Congress is obliged by the Constitution to allow the Fed to be self-financed.