How does the federal government influence the flow of goods and services into the country and, consequently, create extra profitability or rents in domestic production that would not have been there under free market conditions?

(a) tariffs
(b) minimum wage laws
(c) control of the public domain
(d) federal income taxes


(a)

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An exchange rate is the number of units of:

a. a nation's money that is equal to one unit of another nation's money. b. a nation's output that is equal to one unit of another nation's output. c. gold backing a nation's money. d. none of these.

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a. Frictional unemployment b. Structural unemployment c. Seasonal unemployment d. Cyclical unemployment

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