Economists disagree about exactly what causes recessions; there is general agreement, however, on one of the following factors as a major part of any adequate explanation:
What will be an ideal response?
Relatively small disturbances in one sector of the economy can have follow-on effects that produce very large disturbances.
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Suppose that a small economy that had previously been closed becomes open. If its real interest rate had previously been below the world real interest rate, we would expect that
A) the country's real interest rate would remain below the world level. B) the country would become a net lender abroad. C) the country would become a new borrower abroad. D) the amount of loanable funds supplied in the country would decline.
You know that a candy bar costs sixty cents today. You also know the CPI for 1962 and the CPI for today. Which of the following would you use to compute the price of the candy bar in 1962 prices?
a. sixty cents (today's CPI - 1962 CPI) b. sixty cents (1962 CPI - today's CPI) c. sixty cents (today's CPI / 1962 CPI) d. sixty cents (1962 CPI / today's CPI)
Which of the following would be but best item for the local government to tax if its goal was to raise revenue?
A. Water supply B. Weather reports on your phone C. Outdoor concert provided by the city D. Leaf collection
Suppose there are three power-generating plants, each of which has access to 5 different production processes. The table below summarizes the cost of each production process and the corresponding number of tons of smoke emitted each.Process(smoke/day) A(4 tons/day) B(3 tons/day) C(2 tons/day) D(1 ton/day) E(0 tons/day) Cost to Firm X ($/day) $500$514$530$555$585 Cost to Firm Y ($/day) $400$420$445$480 $520Cost to Firm z ($/day) $300$325$360$400 $550Suppose the government imposes a tax of $21 on each ton of smoke emitted. To minimize costs, Firm X will emit ________ tons; Firm Y will emit ________ tons, and Firm Z will emit ________ tons.
A. 1; 2; 4 B. 3; 4; 4 C. 1; 2; 3 D. 2; 3; 4