When there is an expansionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.
A. decline; lower; expand
B. increase; raise; decline
C. decline; lower; decline
D. decline; raise; decline
Answer: B
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Refer to Figure 7.1. Suppose the city passes an ordinance banning loud music, and this directly impacts Angus's legal ability to play his bagpipes. The equilibrium outcome of this game will be for Angus to ________ and for Dudley to ________
A) play the bagpipes; do nothing B) play the bagpipes; call the police C) mop floors; do nothing D) Both B and C are correct.
A point on the production possibilities frontier reflects an
A) attainable point with full employment of all resources. B) attainable point without full employment of all resources. C) unattainable point with full employment of all resources. D) unattainable point without full employment of all resources. E) None of the above answers is correct.
A sales tax creates a deadweight loss because
A) there is some paper work opportunity cost of sellers paying the sales tax. B) demand and supply both decrease. C) less is produced and consumed. D) citizens value government goods less than private goods. E) the government spends the tax revenue it collects.
Which of the following relationships implies that a firm's short-run cost function is linear?
A) MC = AC B) MC = AVC C) AC = AFC + AVC D) MC > AC