Suppose the inflation rate target is zero and the long-run federal funds target is also zero. If the inflation rate is 4 percent and the output gap is ‒2 percent, the federal funds rate set by the Taylor rule is ________. 5 percent 6 percent 2 percent 8 percent

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Suppose the inflation rate target is zero and the long-run federal funds target is also zero. If the inflation rate is 4 percent and the output gap is ‒2 percent, the federal funds rate set by the Taylor rule is ________.

  1. 5 percent
  2. 6 percent
  3. 2 percent
  4. 8 percent

 

Robert is a doctor who earns an average hourly wage of $80. His wife is a teacher and earns an average hourly wage of $35. His daughter works in her college library and earns $12 per hour, while his son is a lawyer and earns $60 per hour. If one of them must stay at the house on a working day to look after their ailing pet, who can do it at the lowest opportunity cost?

  1. Robert
  2. Robert's wife
  3. Robert's daughter
  4. Robert's son

 

Edward lives in England, and he makes a donation of $100,000 to a charitable organization in the United States. Edward's donation will be considered ________.

  1. a subsidy
  2. foreign aid
  3. a transfer payment to foreigners
  4. a factor payment to foreigners

 

Everything else equal, if a country has exports of $15 billion and imports of $16 billion, it follows that the country has a ________.

  1. current account deficit and a financial account deficit
  2. current account surplus and a financial account deficit
  3. current account surplus and a financial account surplus
  4. current account deficit and a financial account surplus

 

Which of the following is most likely to cause a rightward shift of the demand curve for dollars in exchange for the Chinese yuan?

  1. An increase in the demand for U.S. products in China
  2. A decrease in the demand for U.S. products in China
  3. An increase in the demand for Chinese products in the United States
  4. A decrease in the demand for Chinese products in the United States

 

If the ratio of the dollar price of a U.S. toy to the dollar price of the same toy sold in China is greater than 1, U.S. toys are ________ than Chinese toys and retailers in the United States should ________.

  1. cheaper; buy the toys from American suppliers
  2. cheaper; buy the toys from Chinese suppliers
  3. more expensive; buy the toys from American suppliers
  4. more expensive; buy the toys from Chinese suppliers
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