“…monetary policy works on two principal economic variables: the aggregate supply of money in circulation and the level of interest rates”. (Todaro & Smith, 2020: 803).  Contrast the Monetarist and Keynesian theories of economic activity. In your answer:  • From the Keynesian viewpoint, explain how interest rates can influence investment projects and ultimately the level of economic activity.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve is in charge of setting and overseeing monetary policy and is headed by the ___________(PRESIDENT OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK / CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE / SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE / PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL OP[EN MARKET COMMITTEE).    . Monetary policy is supposed to be____________(COORDINATED WITH/ INDEPENDENT OF)    Congress and the president. This goal is hindered by the fact that the chairman is_______________(APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT / PUBLICLY ELECTED).   Because Congress initially intended to create a decentralized banking system, there are also smaller branches of the Federal Reserve known as district banks. All presidents of the district banks take turns serving as members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) except for the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of __________(SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, WASHINGTON DC), who is a permanent member.   NOTE- This is one question but divided into the parts please answer with an…

Policies and Policymakers “Bank Indonesia (BI) has emphasized that it will not print money to help fund the surge in government spending to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. BI Governor Perry Warjiyo said the suggestion to print money was not a prudent monetary policy, pledging that the central bank would never take the measure. “This is an unusual policy and BI will never take such measures, including giving out money to the general public to face the COVID-19 pandemic,” Perry told reporters on Wednesday. “I am very sorry, but we should not confuse the public.”” -The Jakarta Post Why did BI decide on the prudent policy, which is to not to print money despite the fear of economic recession due to Covid-19 pandemic? What are other policy options for a central bank during the crisis?

1. Optimal choice of capital Eleanor makes sweaters in her home. Starting with just some knitting needles and yarn, she was able to knit 60 sweaters per year. Now some local stores have expressed interest in her designs and offered to buy her sweaters for $10 each. This makes it worthwhile for her to invest in some capital; in particular, she could produce many more sweaters if she invested in one or more looms, as shown in the following table. Assume that Eleanor's sweater business is a perfectly competitive firm. Complete the following table by calculating the marginal physical product (MPP) of each loom and the marginal revenue product (MRP) of each loom. Quantity of Input (Looms) Output (Sweaters per year) MPP of Each Loom (Sweaters) MRP of Each Loom (Dollars) 0 1 2 3 4 5 60 110 150 184 213 238 50 40 34 29 25 If the rental price of a loom is $270 per year, Eleanor should use 500 400 340 290 250 Suppose the demand for sweaters is very elastic, while the demand for cigarettes is very…