Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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![You have been hired as a Marco Economist by the President of the United States to help evaluate the recent
announcement by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the FED will be increasing interest rates again.
Ben Bernanke has justified the move on the grounds that the economy continues to be strong. Answer the
following questions. Provide a graphical explanation for your answers whenever possible.
1. What is the fed trying to do?
slow down the economy
stimulate the economy
remains unchanged
8. The exchange rate (the amount of foreign
currency that a $ buys)?
A. increase
A.
В.
С.
B. decrease
C. remains unchanged
2. How is the fed doing it?
buying bonds
selling bonds
remains unchanged
А.
9. The U.S. dollar has?
В.
A. depreciated
B. appreciated
C. remained unchanged
С.
3. What happens to bond prices?
increase
decrease
remains unchanged
10. The currency in the other country has?
A. depreciated
B. appreciated
C. remained unchanged
A.
В.
С.
4. What happens to the interest rate?
A.
В.
increase
decrease
remains unchanged
11. What impact will this have on exports?
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remains unchanged
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Transcribed Image Text:You have been hired as a Marco Economist by the President of the United States to help evaluate the recent
announcement by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the FED will be increasing interest rates again.
Ben Bernanke has justified the move on the grounds that the economy continues to be strong. Answer the
following questions. Provide a graphical explanation for your answers whenever possible.
1. What is the fed trying to do?
slow down the economy
stimulate the economy
remains unchanged
8. The exchange rate (the amount of foreign
currency that a $ buys)?
A. increase
A.
В.
С.
B. decrease
C. remains unchanged
2. How is the fed doing it?
buying bonds
selling bonds
remains unchanged
А.
9. The U.S. dollar has?
В.
A. depreciated
B. appreciated
C. remained unchanged
С.
3. What happens to bond prices?
increase
decrease
remains unchanged
10. The currency in the other country has?
A. depreciated
B. appreciated
C. remained unchanged
A.
В.
С.
4. What happens to the interest rate?
A.
В.
increase
decrease
remains unchanged
11. What impact will this have on exports?
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remains unchanged
C.
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