Refer to the information provided in Figure 7.8 below to answer the question(s) that follow.  Figure 7.8Refer to Figure 7.8 The firm?s isocost line could shift from CE to CD if

A. the price of capital increased.
B. the price of labor increased by 33%.
C. the firm?s total expenditures decreased by 33%.
D. the firm?s total expenditures decreased by 33% or the price of capital and labor each increased by 50%.


Answer: B

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A) Mickey has a comparative advantage in making both products. B) Minnie has a comparative advantage in making both products. C) Minnie has a comparative advantage in making hats and Mickey in making umbrellas. D) Mickey has a comparative advantage in making hats and Minnie in making umbrellas.

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If producers have imperfect information about the general price level and sometimes misinterpret changes in the general price level as changes in relative prices, then

A) the short-run aggregate supply curve is vertical. B) the short-run aggregate supply curve slopes upward. C) the aggregate demand curve is vertical. D) the aggregate demand curve is horizontal.

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When looking at this graph for the welfare effects of a subsidy, which area represents the cost of the subsidy to the government?


a. area a + b + c + d
b. area b + e + f + c + g
c. area f
d. area a + b – c

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According to the quantity theory of money, the inflation rate equals

A) the money supply minus real output. B) the growth rate of the money supply minus the growth rate of real output. C) real output minus the money supply. D) the growth rate of real output minus the growth rate of the money supply.

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