In the circular flow diagram, the different payments made by ________ to ________ include wages, rent and profits.
A. firms; households
B. the government; households
C. households; firms
D. firms; the government
Answer: A
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The observed unemployment rate is less than the natural rate of unemployment if:
a. the inflation rate is lower than expected. b. the reservation wage is adjusted to account for higher inflation. c. real wage increases with increase in prices. d. reservation wages go up with the rate of inflation. e. the inflation rate is higher than expected.
When the quality of a good deteriorates while its price remains the same, the purchasing power of the dollar
a. increases, so the CPI overstates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for. b. increases, so the CPI understates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for. c. decreases, so the CPI overstates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for. d. decreases, so the CPI understates the change in the cost of living if the quality change is not accounted for.
Refer to Figures d and e. Bundle A is preferred to bundle B in Figure e and not in Figure d because:
A. the MRS between water in a rainy season and during a drought is higher in e than in d.
B. as the probability of a drought increases, consumers are no longer indifferent between the two bundles.
C. as the probability of a drought decreases, water in a rainy season becomes less valuable.
D. consumers are indifferent between bundles A and B as the probability of a drought increases.
The national debt is
a. the difference between a nation's exports and imports of goods and services. b. the sum of the personal debt of all citizens in the United States. c. the cumulative effect of all past budget deficits and surpluses of the federal government. d. equal to the current size of the budget deficit.