A country reported a nominal GDP of $85 billion in 2010 and $100 billion in 2009. It also reported a GDP deflator of 100 in 2010 and 105 in 2009. Between 2009 and 2010,
a. real output and the price level both rose.
b. real output rose and the price level fell.
c. real output fell and the price level rose.
d. real output and the price level both fell.
d
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Which requirement for perfect competition rules out trade associations or other collusive arrangements in which firms work together to influence price?
a. Freedom of entry and exit. b. Homogeneity of product. c. Perfect information. d. Numerous small firms and customers.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 4.5 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 4.5Refer to Figure 4.5. The price of CD-Rom drives in the United States would be $15 per CD-Rom drive, and the United States would import 9 million CD-Rom drives if the United States imposed ________ tariff per CD-Rom drive on imported CD-Rom drives.
A. no B. a $10 C. a $15 D. a $25
Refer to Figure 29-1. Suppose that the U.S. government deficit decreases, causing interest rates in the United States to fall relative to those in the European Union. Assuming all else remains constant, how would this be represented?
A) Demand would increase and the economy moves from A to B. B) Demand would decrease and the economy moves from B to A. C) Supply would increase, demand would increase and the economy moves from D to A to B. D) Supply would decrease, demand would increase and the economy moves from A to D to C.
When the housing bubble popped, the effect of the negative demand side shock and the negative supply side shock were the same on:
A. output, causing it to definitely decrease. B. prices, causing them to definitely rise. C. output, causing it to definitely increase. D. prices, causing them to definitely fall.