Government regulation in the form of subsidies, tariffs, licensing, and inspections does which of the following? (a) Creates rents for businesses (b) Offers profits to some businesses at the expense of others (c) Encourages the inefficient use of productive resources (d) All of the above ANSWER (d)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Creative destruction includes all of the following except (a) The rise of the automobile industry at the expense of the carriage industry (b) The rise of the computer industry at the expense of the typewriter industry (c) The destruction of all capital during economic busts (d) There is no except; all of the above are […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
Legal reserve requirements specify that banks must hold a certain percentage of their deposit liabilities a. in currency only. b. as deposits at regional Federal Reserve Banks only. c. either in currency or as deposits at regional Federal Reserve Banks. d. None of the above ANSWER C
Date: September 10th, 2020
Special interest groups (such as doctors, teachers, lawyers, health insurance companies, the automobile industry and others) can best be characterized by which of the following statements? (a) They are constantly working the government to seek rents from policy decisions. (b) They are resistant to change in governmental policies that benefit them at the expense of […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
If the Fed follows a policy of fixed exchange rates, an undervalued dollar will force the Fed to a. conduct open market purchases. b. raise the discount rate. c. raise the required reserve ratio. d. cut taxes or raise government spending. ANSWER A
Date: September 10th, 2020
What do diseconomies of cities include? (a) Pollution (b) Crime (c) Congestion (d) All of the above ANSWER (d)
Date: September 10th, 2020
Wal-mart (a) is the railroad of the late nineteenth century. (b) provides an example of how one large business enterprise still can seize market power to restrict entry and exit. (c) holds monopoly power in retail. (d) exists at the expense of consumers. ANSWER (a)
Date: September 10th, 2020
The Federal Open Market Committee is responsible for directing a. issuing government securities. b. setting monetary policy. c. setting reserve requirements. d. printing money. e. All of the above ANSWER B
Date: September 10th, 2020
Which of the following was illustrated by the majority voting decisions witnessed during the Great Depression? (a) If the U.S. wants to get the most from its resources, the pricing of goods and allocation of investment should be decided by majority voting. (b) In a representative democracy, majority voting will assure that approved projects are […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
The nature of employer liability changed in the 19th century through judicial instrumentalism and had what effect? (a) Reducing the risks and the costs of business, making business enterprise more daring and profitable than it would have been otherwise. (b) Increasing the risks and the costs of business, making business enterprise more daring and profitable […]
Date: September 10th, 2020
