In 2009, the U.S. had a budget deficit of approximately
a. $161 billion.
b. $459 billion.
c. $800 billion.
d. $1.4 trillion.
d
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Refer to Figure 18.3. Livonia has a comparative advantage in the production of
A) pogo sticks. B) scooters. C) both scooters and pogo sticks. D) neither scooters nor pogo sticks.
Over the past year, productivity grew 1%, capital grew 2%, and labor grew 2%. If the elasticities of output with respect to capital and labor are 0.3 and 0.7, respectively, how much did output grow?
A) 1% B) 2% C) 3% D) 4%
New oak tables are normal goods. What would happen to the equilibrium price and quantity in the market for oak tables if the price of maple tables rises, the price of oak wood rises, more buyers enter the market for oak tables, and the price of the glue used in the production of the new oak tables increased?
a. Price will fall, and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. b. Price will rise, and the effect on quantity is ambiguous. c. Quantity will fall, and the effect on price is ambiguous. d. Quantity will rise, and the effect on price is ambiguous.
The most important among the Federal Reserve district banks in conducting monetary policy is the:
A. Boston bank B. Chicago bank C. New York bank D. San Francisco bank