If the Consumer Price Index was 90 in one year and 100 in the following year, then the rate of inflation is about:
A. 9 percent
B. 10 percent
C. 11 percent
D. 12 percent
C. 11 percent
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Which of the following equations best represents the long-term real interest rate? The long-term real interest rate =
A) the short-term real interest rate + the term structure effect + the default-risk premium + the expected rate of inflation B) the short-term nominal interest rate + the term structure effect + the default-risk premium - the expected rate of inflation C) the long-term nominal interest rate + the term structure effect + the default-risk premium - the expected rate of inflation D) the short-term nominal interest rate - the term structure effect - the default-risk premium + the expected rate of inflation
Since the demand for labor depends upon the demand for the final product, we say that labor is
A) a derived demand. B) an "inverse" demand. C) a positive demand. D) a reverse demand.
Imagine that the state legislature raises the tax on gasoline by 10 cents/gallon. What most likely happens next?
a. Service station operators pass along the tax to you, adding the 10 cents to the price of a gallon of gas. b. Service station operators grumble, but pay the tax without passing the cost along to you. c. Service station operators pass along as much of the tax to you as they can, probably about 6 cents/gallon. d. None of these choices.
Assume the nominal dollar-per-euro ($/€) exchange rate appreciates by 2%, U.S. prices rise by 5% and Euro-Area prices rise by 3%. By approximately how much does the real exchange rate change?
a. There is no change. b. 1% c. 2% d. 3% e. 4%