Other things constant, an increase in the price of beef will:
a. encourage consumers to buy more beef
b. discourage consumers from buying as much beef.
c. shift the demand curve for beef to the right.
d. shift the demand curve for beef to the left.
b
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the small impact tax cuts and increases in government expenditure have on aggregate demand. A) i only B) ii only C) iii only D) i and ii E) i, ii, and iii
Economic activity that is above potential output ________
A) signals that potential output is about to increase B) is not possible C) results from an economic shock to which the economy has yet to adjust fully D) occurs near the trough, rather than the peak, of a business cycle E) none of the above
A natural monopoly is characterized by the fact that its average costs increase rather than decrease when its output expands
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Using Figure 1 above, if the aggregate demand curve shifts from AD1 to AD2 the result in the long run would be:
A. P1 and Y2. B. P2 and Y2. C. P3 and Y1. D. P2 and Y3.