Which of the following is true for U.S. banks?

A firm’s ___________ consist of expenditures that must be made before production starts that typically, over the short run, _______________ regardless of the level of production.

If a perfectly competitive firm produces and sells more output, its _______ will definitely increase.

The quantity of a good demanded in a given time period increases as the price falls, which is known as:

The market economy:

Refer to the table below.  From 1950 through 2009, in what year was the shortest recession?  Enter your answer as an numeric date e.g. 1929. Trough Months of Contraction Peak Months of Expansion December 1, 1900 18 September 1, 1902 21 August 1, 1904 23 May 1, 1907 33 June 1, 1908 13 January 1, 1910 19 January 1, 1912 24 January 1, 1913 12 December 1, 1914 23 August 1, 1918 44 March 1, 1919 7 January 1, 1920 10 July 1, 1921 18 May 1, 1923 22 July 1, 1924 14 October 1, 1926 27 November 1, 1927 23 August 1, 1929 21 March 1, 1933 43 May 1, 1937 50 June 1, 1938 13 February 1, 1945 80 October 1, 1945 8 November 1, 1948 37 October 1, 1949 11 July 1, 1953 45 May 1, 1954 10 August 1, 1957 39 April 1, 1958 8 April 1, 1960 24 February 1, 1961 10 December 1, 1969 106 November 1, 1970 11 November 1, 1973 36 March 1, 1975 16 January 1, 1980 58 July 1, 1980 6 July 1, 1981 12 November 1, 1982 16 July 1, 1990 92 March 1, 2001 8 November 1, 2001 120 December 1, 2007 18 June 1, 2009 73  

True or False.  The categories of regulation for fall into reserve and capital requirements and restrictions on the type of investments banks can make.

If a country can produce rice with a lower opportunity cost than its trading partners, then it must have:

If a perfectly competitive firm produces and sells more output, its _______ will definitely increase.

The Federal Reserve banks clear checks between private banks, hold bank reserves, provide currency for banks, and make loans to private banks.