If a hurricane were to wipe out the majority of the eastern seaboard in the United States, it would likely cause a:
A. short-run supply shock.
B. long-run supply shock.
C. long-run demand shock.
D. short-run demand shock.
Answer: B
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The self-correcting tendency of the economy means that falling inflation eventually eliminates:
A. exogenous spending. B. recessionary gaps. C. expansionary gaps. D. unemployment.
Refer to the above table. Given the demand and cost schedules, what is the profit maximizing quantity for this monopolist?
A) 14 B) 19 C) 25 D) 30
Tina's marginal utility of her first piece of cake is 15, while Jerry's marginal utility of his first piece of cake is 24 . An economist would conclude that:
a. Tina likes cake more than Jerry likes cake. b. Jerry likes cake more than Tina likes cake. c. Tina likes cake less than Jerry likes cake. d. Jerry likes cake less than Tina likes cake. e. we can't make a comparison to see who values cake more.
When the Fed buys bonds in the open market, it pursues an expansionary monetary policy
a. true b. false