If the CPI is 120 in 1996 and 180 in 2002, then between 1996 and 2002, prices have increased by
A) 180%.
B) 80%.
C) 60%.
D) 50%.
D
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Refer to the figure above. What is the consumer surplus before Lithasia opens up to free trade?
A) $3 B) $12 C) $18 D) $22
Which of the following is true in long-run equilibrium for both perfect competition and monopolistic competition?
a. Accounting profit is zero. b. Marginal cost equals price. c. Long-run average cost is at a minimum. d. Economic profit is zero.
If the unemployment rate is 9 percent and the natural rate of unemployment is 5 percent, then the:
A. frictional unemployment rate is 5 percent. B. cyclical unemployment rate and the frictional unemployment rate together are 5 percent. C. cyclical unemployment rate is 4 percent. D. natural rate of unemployment will eventually increase.
The reason U.S. workers were better paid than foreign workers during the 1950s and 1960s is
A. U.S. workers were better trained and educated. B. U.S. workers worked harder. C. we had more capital (plant and equipment) per worker. D. the U.S. dollar was the world's strongest currency.