The term spillover refers to a market exchange that affects a third party who is outside or external to the exchange
Based on the scenario above, the economic concept which Frakie is faced with is OPPORTUNITY COST. Opportunity cost refers to a benefit or value that a person could have received but which he gave up in order to take another course of action. Thus, an opportunity cost represents an alternative given up when a decision is made.
Answer:
The rationale for conducting active policy is the interest of Congress to alter the state of the economy through a deliberate change in established policies.
But in the case of Passive policy, the government permits the status quo.
Active policy relies on the government to enforce it while passive policy does not need the government's interference to work in stabilizing the economy.
Explanation:
The following statements applies passive policy because the economy is expected to stabilize on it's own without the deliberate act of congress influencing it:
- Economic circumstances can change dramatically between the time that an economic downturn begins and the time when policy actions have an effect on the economy.
- Fluctuations in economic output have been less severe since World War II.
The following statements is a rationale for conducting active policy since the government's intervention is required:
- Economists are not very accurate forecasters.
- Increases in government spending generate increases in economic output.
Answer:
The correct answer is letter "A": Information presented by a company applies the same accounting treatment to similar events, from period to period.
Explanation:
In accounting, consistency is the principle that states a company must use an accounting method for book-keeping its transactions and the same method should be used from one period to the following. However, the consistency principle allows the company to change the current method for a more preferred method.
Answer:a.
It would increase by $500,000 multiplied by the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio.
Explanation:
A bank will often hold government securities as an asset. If a bank were to sell S500,000 in government securities to an individual who paid for the bond in cash and the bank placed this cash in its vault, by how much would the money supply change as a result - It would increase by $500,000 multiplied by the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio.
The money supply is the entire stock of currency and other liquid instruments circulating in a country's economy and is given by the formula:
MONEY SUPPLY = RESERVES X MONEY MULTIPLIER
Therefore the bank reserves increasing in the scenario will increase money supplier by the effect of the money multiplier or the reciprocal of the required reserve ratio.
