Suppose Betty spends her monthly allowance on buying computer games, watching movies, and parasailing. If an increase in her monthly allowance increases her expenditure on parasailing activities we can say that:
a. parasailing is an inferior good.
b. computer games are inferior goods.
c. parasailing is a normal good.
d. computer games are normal goods.
C
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A) the United States has a $30 million current account deficit. B) U.S. official reserves have increased by $30 million. C) the United States is a net lender. D) U.S. net foreign lending must equal $30 million. E) the United States has a $30 million current account surplus.
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A) decrease in the quantity of real GDP supplied; higher real wage rate and lower profits for firms B) increase in the quantity of real GDP supplied; higher real wage rate and lower profits for firms C) decrease in the quantity of real GDP supplied; lower real wage rate and lower profits for firms D) increase in the quantity of real GDP supplied; lower real wage rate and higher profits for firms E) decrease in aggregate demand; economic expansion
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The company is considering the installation of additional monitoring devices to increase the chance of catching a shirker to 100%. They feel this is needed to deter all shirking. What is your recommendation to the company? Explain.
A consumer's budget line will shift to the right in a parallel manner if:
a. the price of the good on the X-axis decreases. b. the price of the good on the Y-axis increases. c. the consumer's income increases d. the consumer's income decreases.