If a hurricane were to wipe out the majority of the eastern seaboard in the United States:
A. neither the short-run nor long-run aggregate supply curves would be affected.
B. only the long-run aggregate supply curve would shift left.
C. only the short-run aggregate supply curve would shift left.
D. the long-run and short-run aggregate supply curves would both shift left.
Answer: D
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A. decline; lower; expand B. increase; raise; decline C. decline; lower; decline D. decline; raise; decline
Suppose consumer cannot taste the difference between Miller Lite and Bud Light, but Miller Lite is sold in 12 ounce cans while Bud Light is sold in 8 ounce cans. In a graph with cans of Miller Lite on the horizontal and cans of Bud Light on the vertical axis, which of the following is the correct slope for this consumer's indifference curves:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Wages for some workers do fall during a recession, but it is often:
A. too small of a wage decrease to contribute to economic recovery. B. only after the worker's current contract expires. C. only after the worker receives an annual performance evaluation. D. only after the worker is fired and gets rehired elsewhere at a lower wage.
Which of the following would provide an incentive to increase the amount of beef consumed?
A) a decrease in the price of beef B) a tax on beef sales C) promotion of chicken consumption D) a ban on beef sales by the Food and Drug Administration