3) Which of the following is false? A) Actions by the Federal Reserve have been blamed for the length and severity of the Grea Depression. B) In the second quarter of 2020, real GDP fell at an annual rate of 32.9%. C) The Financial Crisis of 2008 took over ten years to recover. D) Part of the Financial Crisis was created due to low interest rates and consumers being approved for loans they could not afford. E) One-third of banks failed in the Great Depression.

3) Which of the following is false? A) Actions by the Federal Reserve have been blamed for the length and severity of the Grea Depression. B) In the second quarter of 2020, real GDP fell at an annual rate of 32.9%. C) The Financial Crisis of 2008 took over ten years to recover. D) Part of the Financial Crisis was created due to low interest rates and consumers being approved for loans they could not afford. E) One-third of banks failed in the Great Depression.

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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