Your grandfather tells you that he earned $7,000/year in his first job in 1961. You earn $35,000/year in your first job in 2018. You know that average prices have risen steadily since 1961. You earn
A) 5 times as much as your grandfather in terms of real income.
B) more than 5 times as much as your grandfather in terms of real income.
C) less than 5 times as much as your grandfather in terms of real income.
D) less than 5 times as much as your grandfather in terms of nominal income.
Answer: C
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It is frequently observed that when a city is located next to a major highway, gas stations located close to the highway charge higher prices than gas stations located farther away. This is an example of:
A) first-degree price discrimination. B) second-degree price discrimination. C) third-degree price discrimination. D) illegal price discrimination.
Under which one of the following situations would you be better off?
A) You have $10,000 in your savings account paying 5 percent per year and unanticipated inflation is 8 percent per year. B) You have paid $500 for a $1,000 U.S. savings bond that matures in 10 years and unanticipated inflation is 10 percent per year. C) You lend a friend $1,000 at 6 percent to be repaid in one year and unanticipated inflation is 7 percent during the year. D) You borrowed $2,500 at 7 percent to pay for this year's college expenses and unanticipated inflation is 12 percent during the year.
Which of the following correctly explains the crowding-out effect?
a. An increase in government expenditures decreases the interest rate and so increases investment spending. b. An increase in government expenditures increases the interest rate and so reduces investment spending. c. A decrease in government expenditures increases the interest rate and so increases investment spending. d. A decrease in government expenditures decreases the interest rate and so reduces investment spending.
Money eliminates the need for:
A. specialization of labor. B. financial Intermediaries. C. government regulation. D. a search for a double coincidence of wants.