Intermediate targeting the money supply is preferable if there is a(n)
a. increase in the severity of supply shocks.
b. unstable money demand function.
c. low interest elasticity of money demand.
d. difficulty in the measurement of money demand.
e. none of the above.
C
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If the money wage rate and the price level both rise by the same proportion, then in the figure above the potential GDP line ________, and the aggregate supply curve ________
A) shifts rightward; does not shift B) does not shift; shifts rightward C) shifts rightward; shifts rightward D) shifts rightward; shifts leftward E) does not shift; shifts leftward
The demand and supply equations for the peach market are:
Demand: P = 24 - 0.5Q Supply: P = -6 + 2.5Q where P = price per bushel, and Q = quantity (in thousands). a. Calculate the equilibrium price and quantity. b. Suppose the government guaranteed producers a price of $24 per bushel. What would be the effect on quantity supplied? Provide a numerical value. c. By how much would the $24 price change the quantity of peaches demanded? Provide a numerical value. d. Would there be a shortage or surplus of peaches? e. What is the size of this shortage or surplus? Provide a numerical value.