...r__..._.._.._._. ._.._.._.._._.._._. _.r.___.._._.._._. _..._... _..._.-. 22. Which of the following should cause the price of a share of stock to rise? ( l a. a reduction in market risk b. an increase in expected dividends c. a reduction in the interest rate d. All of the above should cause the price to rise. 23. National saving (orjust saving) is equal to l l a. private saving + public saving. b. investment + consumption expenditures. c. GDP - government purchases. d. GDP + consumption expenditures + government purchases. 24. Our standard of living is most closely related to l l a. how hard we work. b. our supply of capital because everything ofvalue is produced by machinery. c. our productivity because our income is equal to what we produce. d. our supply of natural resources because they limit production. 25. If ination is 8 percent and the real interest rate is 3 percent, then the nominal interest rate should be ( l a. 3/8 percent. b. 5 percent. c. 11 percent. d. 24 percent