The FOMC is presented with data and analysis showing that the output gap has gone from nearly 0 to large and negative. Additionally, inflation is 1.2% instead of the target rate, 2%. a. Using the floor framework, the FOMC is likely to influence interest rates by the interest rate it pays on excess reserves and its overnight borrowing from financial institutions. b. Additionally, the FOMC is likely the discount rate.

If the demand for a pair of shoes is given by 2p + 5q = 200 and the supply function for it is p − 2q = 10, compare the quantity demanded and the quantity supplied when the price is $90. quantity demanded pairs of shoes quantity supplied pairs of shoes will there be a surplus or shortfall at this price? there will be a surplus. there will be a shortfall.

1) u. s. real gdp is substantially higher today than it was 60 years ago. what does this tell us, and what does it not tell us, about the well-being of u. s. residents? what are the limitations of the gdp as a measure of economic well-being? given the limitations, why is gdp usually regarded as the best single measure of a society’s economic well-being? 2) what is an intermediate good? how does an intermediate good differ from a final good? explain why it is the case that the value of intermediate goods produced and sold during the year is not included directly as part of gdp, but the value of intermediate goods produced and not sold is included directly as part of gdp.

What are the general categories of capital budget scenarios? describe the overall decision-making context for each.