The nominal interest rate is eight percent and the consumer price index rises from 140 to 147. What is the real interest rate?

Over the past century in the United States, real GDP per person has grown, on average, by about

Optional Risk/Reward Question. +/- 2.5 points, No answer = 0: List the four components of GDP.

If the reserve ratio is 5 percent, then the money multiplier is

Consumption is $5.5 trillion, investment is $1 trillion, government expenditures are $1.5 trillion, transfer payments are $.5 trillion, exports are $.75 trillion and imports are $1.25 trillion. What is GDP?  

The U.S. buys $500 billion of goods and $250 billion of services from foreign countries. Foreign countries buy $250 billion of goods and $300 billion of services from the U.S. What is net exports?

The old adage, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” is very similar to a modern bit of advice concerning financial matters:

One of the widely acknowledged problems with using the consumer price index as a measure of the cost of living is that the CPI

The two most important financial markets are the _____ market and the _____ market.

Stella (girl) and Stefani (boy) are 13 year old twin siblings. There parent brings them to their dental appointment for a prophylaxis, exam and fluoride varnish. Both twins have good homecare with minimum plaque (biofilm), no calculus and report brushing 2x daily with an electric toothbrush. However, there non-plaque induce gingivitis. What is most likely the cause?