The duration of unemployment tends to
A) increase when employment increases.
B) increase when business activity decreases.
C) increase when the labor force shrinks.
D) stay consistently the same over long periods of time.
B
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Use the following information to answer the next question. Harvey quit his job at State University where he earned $45,000 a year. He figures his entrepreneurial talent or foregone entrepreneurial income to be $5,000 a year. To start the business, he cashed in $100,000 in bonds that earned 10% interest annually to buy a software company, Extreme Gaming. In the first year, the firm sold 11,000 units of software at $75 each. Of the $75, $55 goes for the costs of production, packaging, marketing, employee wages and benefits, and rent on a building. What is the economic profit generated by Extreme Gaming in the first year?
A. $160,000 B. $280,000 C. $220,000 D. $155,000
As a possible approach to eliminating the government budget deficit, increasing taxes on the rich only would
A) not lead to a significant increase in tax revenues. B) lead to a significant increase in tax revenues. C) lead to an increase in real GDP. D) lead to a greater number of entitlements.
The changes contained in the Tax Relief Act of 2001 included
A. More tax brackets to increase vertical equity. B. A partial shift from corporate to personal taxes. C. New loopholes to encourage education D. Narrowing the tax base.
Paul, a Canadian citizen, purchases oranges grown in Florida. This purchase is an example of
a. a U.S. import and a Canadian export b. a U.S. export and a Canadian import c. an export for both the U.S. and Canada d. an import for both Canada and the U.S.