The economy pictured in the figure has a(n) ________ gap with a short-run equilibrium combination of inflation and output indicated by point ________. 
A. recessionary; A
B. recessionary; C
C. recessionary; B
D. expansionary; A
Answer: D
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The unemployment rate will increase whenever there is a(n):
a. increase in the number of persons classified as unemployed. b. increase in the number of unemployed persons relative to the size of the labor force. c. increase in the size of the U.S. population and there is no change in the number of persons classified as employed. d. reduction in the size of the labor force. e. reduction in the size of the civilian labor force while the number of unemployed decreases.
To say that a price ceiling is binding is to say that the price ceiling a. results in a surplus
b. is set above the equilibrium price. c. causes quantity demanded to exceed quantity supplied. d. All of the above are correct.
If an oligopolistic firm in a game theory kind of market cuts price, in the long run
a. the other firms will follow and all firms will be worse off b. the price cutter will be worse off if other firms don't cut price as well because revenue equals price times output and since price was cut, its revenue must be less c. its market share and profit will increase at the expense of its rivals d. the other firms will follow and all firms will be better off because at lower prices, industry sales will increase e. it will become a monopoly, having outsmarted its rivals, and will be able to raise the price again. That's how the game is played.
What assumption is used when making demand curves?
a. All economic factors remain constant except price. b. All consumers lie about their purchasing habits. c. Inflation always causes product prices to rise. d. Availability of product is the most important variable.