If a perfectly competitive firm shuts down in the short run, its total cost equals zero

a. True
b. False


B

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Real interest rates were negative during most of the

A) 1960s. B) 1970s. C) 1980s. D) 1990s.

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The most numerous or plentiful firms in the United States are found in this form of business

A) partnership. B) proprietorship. C) monopoly. D) corporation.

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Explain why bond prices and interest rates are inversely related.

What will be an ideal response?

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Julie works at a local hat factory for $12 an hour and typically works 40 hours a week. The company threatens layoffs, so Julie and the others agree to a pay cut. Julie now earns $10 an hour and works every hour over 40 that her boss will let her. Julie's response to this pay cut was to work:

A. more, demonstrating a dominant income effect. B. more, demonstrating a dominant price effect. C. less, demonstrating a dominant income effect. D. less, demonstrating a dominant price effect.

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