Tina has $1,500 that she will use to buy a car in four months. In the meantime, she would like to invest it to earn more money. Which of these would yield the greatest return in her time frame?
AMoney market account
BRoth IRA
CSavings account
DSavings bonds Which of these is a natural monopoly?
ACell phone service
BComputer repair
CPackage delivery service
DSewage treatment If the economy is in decline, and the Federal Reserve wants to encourage banks to lend to consumers, which step will the Fed likely take?
AEncourage the sale of government securities.
BDecrease the discount rate.
CIncrease the federal funds rate.
DRaise the prime rate. Which of the following is a government price control?
AFarm subsidies
BMinimum wage
CResearch funding
DUnion actions
Following U.S. involvement in the Korean War and the related period of low unemployment and rising prices, the Federal Reserve intervened to curb growth and decrease inflation. At what point in the business cycle did the Federal Reserve take action?
AContraction
BExpansion
CPeak
DTrough
AMoney market account
BRoth IRA
CSavings account
DSavings bonds Which of these is a natural monopoly?
ACell phone service
BComputer repair
CPackage delivery service
DSewage treatment If the economy is in decline, and the Federal Reserve wants to encourage banks to lend to consumers, which step will the Fed likely take?
AEncourage the sale of government securities.
BDecrease the discount rate.
CIncrease the federal funds rate.
DRaise the prime rate. Which of the following is a government price control?
AFarm subsidies
BMinimum wage
CResearch funding
DUnion actions
AContraction
BExpansion
CPeak
DTrough