Which of the following activities is excluded from GDP, causing GDP to understate a nation's production?
a) the services of health care workers
b) the services of military personnel
c) the construction of new buildings
d) goods and services produced in the underground economy
d) goods and services produced in the underground economy
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Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large decrease in government purchases will result in a(n) ________ gap in the short-run and ________ inflation and ________ output in the long-run.
A. expansionary; lower; potential B. expansionary; higher; potential C. recessionary; lower; potential D. recessionary; lower; lower
The table above gives the labor market for a small foreign economy. Equilibrium in the labor market occurs at a real wage rate of
A) $7.15 per hour. B) $8.50 per hour. C) $9.00 per hour. D) $7.65 per hour. E) $8.00 per hour.
Of the following, which is the best example of good with a perfectly inelastic demand?
A) the demand for gasoline B) the demand for tickets in New York City when the Mets or Yankees are in the World Series C) the demand for a college education by a student who has a full scholarship to an Ivy League school D) a diabetic's demand for insulin
Suppose that a worker in Country A can make either 25 bananas or 5 tomatoes each year. Country A has 200 workers. Suppose a worker in Country B can make either 18 bananas or 6 tomatoes each year. Country B has 400 workers. Suppose Country B decides to specialize in tomatoes, and Country A specializes in bananas. What terms of trade would both countries agree to? One tomato for:
A. four bananas B. six bananas C. one banana D. two bananas