If the market price in a competitive market is below the minimum of average variable cost, the firm will shut down
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True . At this price total fixed costs are smaller than the operating loss. It pays for the firm to shut down.
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An external benefit is a benefit that ________
A) is enjoyed by someone other than the buyer of a good B) always equals external cost C) experiences increasing marginal returns D) is greatest at the equilibrium point
By the time Paul Volcker took office as the new Federal Reserve chairman in 1979, the inflation rate exceeded 10%. By 1982 the unemployment rate soared to 9.7% and inflation was cut to 6.2%
By the end of 1986 the unemployment rate was brought down to 7% and the inflation rate was brought further down to 1.9%. Which of the following is an appropriate description of the mechanism behind the Volcker Disinflation? A) The AD curve shifted right due to the autonomous tightening of monetary policy which explains the lowering of the unemployment rate between 1982 and 1986. B) With the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the AD curve shifted to the left lowering the equilibrium level of inflation but inducing a negative output gap, which explains the lower inflation rate between 1979 and 1982 at the cost of a higher unemployment rate over the same period. C) The LRAS curve shifted left due to the tightening of monetary policy generating a positive output gap or a negative unemployment gap which explains the lowering of the unemployment rate between 1982 and 1986. D) all of the above E) none of the above
What is the value of any index in the base period?
a. 200 b. 150 c. 110 d. 100 e. 105
Refer to the information provided in Table 24.8 below to answer the question(s) that follow.Table 24.8All Figures in Billions of DollarsOutput (Income)Net TaxesConsumption Spending (C = 100 + 0.9Yd)SavingsPlannedInvestment PurchasesGovernment Spending2,6001002,3501501502002,8001002,5301701502003,0001002,7101901502003,2001002,8902101502003,4001003,0702301502003,6001003,2502501502003,8001003,430270150200Refer to Table 24.8. The economy is at the equilibrium level of output. If government spending decreases by $50 billion, the new equilibrium level of output is
A. $3,100 billion. B. $2,400 billion. C. $1,550 billion. D. $1,450 billion.