Explain why the death rates due to kidney disease and diabetes have slightly increased in the United States since 1981
What will be an ideal response?
An increase in obesity is generally believed to be the cause of the increase in death rates for kidney disease and diabetes since 1981.
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What is the slope of the consumption schedule or consumption line for a given economy?
A. APS B. 1 ? MPC C. 1 ? MPS D. APC
The figure above shows the market for bank reserves in Futureland. If the Bank of Futureland undertakes an open market purchase of government securities that changes the quantity of reserves by $25 billion, then the federal funds rate will
A) fall to 4 percent a year. B) remain at 6 percent a year. C) rise to 8 percent a year. D) change, but more information is needed to determine by how much. E) None of the above answers is correct.
All of the following are examples of capital except:
a. the robot used to help produce your car. b. a computer used by your professor to write this exam. c. the factory that produces the costume jewelry you buy. d. the inventory of unsold goods at your local hardware store. e. an uncut diamond that you discover in your backyard.
Assume that Chile can produce one pound of coffee or 40 pillows in an hour, and that the United States can produce one pound of coffee or 20 pillows in an hour,
a. the terms of trade should be between 20 and 40 pillows per pound of coffee, and the United States should produce both coffee and pillows b. the terms of trade should be between 20 and 40 pillows per pound of coffee, and Chile should produce pillows c. the terms of trade should be between 20 and 40 pillows per pound of coffee, and Chile should produce coffee d. the terms of trade should exceed 40 pillows per pound of coffee, and Chile should produce coffee e. no trade will occur, since the United States does not have an absolute advantage in producing either good