According to the Hamermesh and Biddle study, people deemed more attractive than average earn
a. 30-40 percent more than unattractive people.
b. about 5 percent more than average looking people.
c. the same as average looking people and 15-20 percent more than unattractive people.
d. 25 percent more than average looking people and 50 percent more than unattractive people.
b
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Given the equations for C, I, G, and NX below, what is the marginal propensity to save?
C = 1,000 + 0.8Y I = 1,500 G =1,250 NX = 100 A) 0.2 B) 0.8 C) 1.8 D) 10
If the prices of domestic consumer goods increased while the prices of imported consumer goods decreased, and the demand for each remained the same, which of the following would most likely occur?
a. The GDP price index would decrease while the CPI would increase. b. Both the GDP price index and the CPI would decrease. c. The GDP price index would increase more than the CPI. d. The CPI would increase more than the GDP price index. e. Both the GDP price index and the CPI would increase by the same amount.
Assume that the central bank sells government securities in the open market. If the nation has highly mobile international capital markets and a fixed exchange rate system, what happens to the real risk-free interest rate and reserve-related (central bank) transactions in the context of the Three-Sector-Model? State your answer after the macroeconomic system returns to complete equilibrium
a. The real risk-free interest rate falls and reserve-related (central bank) transactions becomes more negative (or less positive). b. The real risk-free interest rate remains the same and reserve-related (central bank) transactions becomes more negative (or less positive). c. The real risk-free interest rate and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remain the same. d. The real risk-free interest rate rises and reserve-related (central bank) transactions remains the same. e. There is not enough information to determine what happens to these two macroeconomic variables.
When a nation experiences economic growth:
A) its production possibilities curve shifts outward. B) its production possibilities curve shifts inward. C) it has been able to reach full employment. D) it has moved to a more consumer-oriented position on its production possibilities curve.