Refer to the information provided in Figure 12.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 12.4There are two sectors in the economy, X and Y, and both are in long-run, zero-profit equilibrium at the intersections of S0 and D0.Refer to Figure 12.4. Assume consumer preference changes toward X and away from Y. Ceteris paribus, firms in sector X are now ________ and firms in sector Y are now ________.
A. earning profits; suffering losses
B. earning profits; breaking even
C. breaking even; breaking even
D. breaking even; suffering losses
Answer: A
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Refer to the figure below.________ inflation will eventually move the economy pictured in the diagram from short-run equilibrium at point ________ to long-run equilibrium at point ________, 
A. Rising; B; C B. Falling; A; C C. Falling; A; B D. Rising; A; C
The federal government pays airlines to service small cities in the United States through a subsidy program called Essential Air Service which was established in 1978 when the airline industry was deregulated
Most subsidies can't exceed $200 per passenger. Without this subsidy, what is TRUE? A) There would be higher prices and fewer flights. B) There would be lower prices and fewer flights. C) There would be an increase in supply. D) There would be a decrease in demand.
A current account deficit
A) will not pose a problem, especially if it is accompanied by an expansionary fiscal policy. B) may pose no problem if the borrowed funds are channeled into productive domestic investment projects that pay for themselves with the revenue they generate in the future. C) may still pose a problem, even if the borrowed funds are channeled into productive domestic investment projects. D) There is no relation between current account surplus and between savings and investment. E) will pose a problem because the country is borrowing funds from the rest of the world that it won't be able to pay back later.
People in other countries want to hold U.S. dollars as a
A) medium of exchange. B) store of value. C) unit of account. D) standard of deferred payment.