Profit can be defined as the...

What will be an ideal response?


difference between the sales revenue of a business firm and the opportunity cost of the resources required to produce the goods supplied by the firm

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In a certain economy, the components of aggregate spending are given by:C = 60 + 0.6(Y - T) - 1,000rI = 200 - 1,000rG = 200NX = 50T = 100Given the information about the economy above, what would be the impact on short-run equilibrium output of a one-percentage-point increase in the real interest rate from 4 percent to 5 percent?

A. Short-run equilibrium output would decrease by 2,000 units. B. Short-run equilibrium output would decrease by 20 units. C. Short-run equilibrium output would increase by 55 units. D. Short-run equilibrium output would decrease by 50 units.

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If velocity is growing by 2 percent per year and real output is growing 6 percent per year, according to the equation of exchange, in order to maintain stable prices, the money supply would have to: a. grow by 3 percent

b. grow by 4 percent. c. grow by 8 percent. d. grow by 12 percent.

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While some economists argue that population growth reduces __________ ?growth, others contend that the opposite is true. The latter economists consequently believe that immigration should be encouraged rather than discouraged.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The M1 definition of the money supply includes all of the following EXCEPT

A. savings accounts. B. transaction deposits. C. currency. D. travelers checks.

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