Which of the following is true during the expansionary phase of the business cycle?
A. The unemployment rate increases
B. The inflation rate decreases
C. Real GDP increases
D. Population falls
C. Real GDP increases
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If the demand for a good is determined to be "unit elastic," then the elasticity measure
A) is greater than 1.0. B) is equal to 1.0. C) is less than 1.0. D) is infinite.
Perfect competition exists in a market if
A) there are many firms producing an identical product. B) there are many firms producing a similar product, each of which may have unique features. C) the firm is protected by a barrier to entry. D) the firm is always at the break-even point where it is earning only a normal profit.
Refer to Figure 16-8. In the graph above, suppose the economy in Year 1 is at point A and is expected in Year 2 to be at point B. Which of the following policies could Congress and the president use to move the economy to point C?
A) decrease government purchases B) increase income taxes C) sell Treasury bills D) increase government purchases
The basic difference between macroeconomics and microeconomics is:
a. microeconomics concentrates on individual markets while macroeconomics focuses primarily on international trade. b. microeconomics concentrates on the behavior of individual consumers while macroeconomics focuses on the behavior of firms. c. microeconomics concentrates on the behavior of individual consumers and firms while macroeconomics focuses on the performance of the entire economy. d. microeconomics explores the causes of inflation while macroeconomics focuses on the causes of unemployment.