The act of firms working together to make decisions about price and quantity is called:

A. collusion.
B. price discrimination.
C. bulk ordering.
D. artificial competition.


A. collusion.

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A. long-run aggregate supply shifting leftward B. Short-run aggregate supply shifting upward C. Short-run aggregate supply shifting downward D. Aggregate demand shifting leftward

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President Reagan often stated he preferred supply side policies. Which of the following federal government policies would be considered supply side?

i. decrease the quantity of money ii. lower taxes iii. lower the interest rate A) i only B) ii only C) iii only D) i and iii E) i, ii, and iii

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What is the shape of the labor supply curve implied by the following statements?

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If good B is a complement to good A, then a rise in the price of B

a. increases the quantity demanded of A b. decreases the demand for A c. increases the demand for A d. decreases the quantity demanded of A e. will cause the demand for B to increase

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