Answer:
export import net export
1. increases unchanged increases
2. unchanged increases decreases
3. unchanged increases decreases
4. unchanged increases decreases
5. increases unchanged increases
Explanation:
export would comprise of goods and services produced in the US that are been sold to foreign countries
Import would comprise of foreign produced goods and services that are been sold in the US
Net export would increase when export occurs and decrease when import occurs
Net export = exports – imports
When the French historian visits the US museum and the European family visits Disney, they are enjoying US services, thus export increases and net export increases
The purchase of books from Cambridge in UK, Panasonic camera and the visit to Japan constitutes import. These increases import and reduces net export
Purchases account is going to increase on the credit side and the cash account is going to decrease ( to be written on the credit side).
Answer:
a) When interest rates on U.S. government securities increases, then the Federal Reserve sells those securities in the open market in order to decrease the money supply. This is contractionary monetary policy of the Federal Reserve. As interest rates are indirectly affected by open market operations, the Federal Reserve sells securities on the open market to reduce the amount of money in circulation to combat rising inflation in the economy.
(b) The federal funds rate, the interest rates charged on the loans to individuals and firms and the rates of bank deposits will increase. As a result, the demand for bank deposits will increase and the demand for other debt securities will decrease. This in turn will increase the yield offered on these instruments.
Answer: Option A
Explanation: In a free market structure, the majority of resources in the economy are owned and controlled by the private owners. The prices of commodities produced in such a market structure are determined by the market forces of demand and supply.
The rules and restrictions imposed by the govt. in such a market structure exists but at a very small extent. The govt. in such a market structure controls only those industries which are important for national security and development.
