To achieve long-run equilibrium in an economy with a recessionary gap, without the use of stabilization policy, the inflation rate must:
A. not change.
B. increase.
C. decrease.
D. either increase or decrease depending on the relative shifts of AD and AS.
Answer: C
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The U.S. government's focus on supply reduction efforts in its "war on drugs" has been relatively unsuccessful at addressing illegal drug use
Some economists believe that a successful anti-drug program must concentrate on reducing demand; for example, through drug education and voluntary treatment programs for addicts. a. What will happen to the equilibrium price, quantity, and total revenue from cocaine sales if the government succeeds in its efforts to reduce demand? What is likely to happen to the incentive to sell cocaine? b. Suppose the government continues to concentrate its efforts on supply reduction and is able to reduce the supply of cocaine. As a result of the reduction in supply the price of cocaine increases by 25 percent. If the price elasticity of demand is -0.5, what is likely to happen to the incentive to sell cocaine? c. Based on your answers, explain why one approach might be preferred over the other.
Economists consider the ________ to be the most accurate measure of interest rates
A) simple interest rate. B) current yield. C) yield to maturity. D) real interest rate.
Straker Industries estimated its short-run costs using a U-shaped average variable cost function of the formAVC = a + bQ + cQ2and obtained the following results. Total fixed cost (TFC) at Straker Industries is $1,000. 
The estimated short-run marginal cost function (SMC) at Straker Industries is:
A. SMC = 43.4 ? 5.6Q + 0.6Q2 B. SMC = 43.4 ? 1.4Q + 0.07Q2 C. SMC = 43.4Q ? 5.6Q2 + 0.6Q3 D. SMC = 43.4Q ? 1.4Q2 + 0.07Q3
If the Bureau of Labor Statistics changed the way it calculates the consumer price index (CPI) so as to take into account product quality changes and the changing mix of products and services purchased by the average family, the result would most likely
A. show a higher rate of inflation. B. cause an increase in Social Security payments. C. cause higher wage increases for union employees with contracts that specify automatic wage boosts when the CPI rises. D. show a lower rate of inflation.