The Federal Reserve raises the discount rate. This would be an example of:
a) easy fiscal policy
b) tight monetary policy
c) offensive monetary policy
d) tight fiscal policy
e) easy monetary policy
Answer: b) tight monetary policy
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Assuming that firms maximize profits, how will the price and output policy of an unregulated monopolist compare with ideal market efficiency?
a. The output of the monopolist will be too large and the price too high. b. The output of the monopolist will be too small and the price too low. c. The output of the monopolist will be too small and the price too high. d. The price will be too high, but the impact of monopoly on the output is indeterminate.
The number of persons who could become lawyers or surgeons is potentially quite large, yet these two groups earn fairly high incomes. One of the main reasons why they do is the
A. return on the investment of many years of training. B. evening-out of their low income during schooling. C. rent on their unique and rare talents. D. scarcity value of their abilities.