The increased willingness of women to enter the workforce has most likely lead to what outcome in the labor market?
a. an increase in labor demand and higher real wages.
b. an increase in labor supply and higher real wages.
c. an increase in labor supply and high real wages.
d. a decrease in labor demand and lower real wages.
e. none of the above.
E
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At age 40, Joe is considering quitting his job and going back for a college degree. He needs two more years full-time. Tuition is $10,000 per year. He earns $30,000 per year. A college degree would raise his annual income by $10,000 per year
He will retire at age 70. Which of the following makes it more likely that Joe will decide to go back to college full-time? A) The rate of interest increases. B) The rate of interest decreases. C) The government enacts mandatory retirement at age 60. D) Tuition increases.
Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large increase in government purchases will result in a(n) ________ gap in the short-run and ________ inflation and ________ output in the long-run.
A. expansionary; higher; potential B. recessionary; higher; potential C. recessionary; lower; lower D. expansionary; higher; higher
During the Obama administration, the development of low-cost batteries for electric cars received large amounts of federal funding in terms of subsidies. Meanwhile, American households gave a higher priority towards minimizing their environmental impact. Consider the market for zero-emissions electric vehicles where there is an upward-sloping supply curve and a downward-sloping demand curve. Which direction will demand and supply shift?
A. Demand will shift right and supply will shift length. B. Demand will shift left and supply will shift right. C. Both curves will shift left. D. Both curves will shift right.
Average fixed costs for a given level of output can be determined graphically by:
A. summing the marginal costs of any number of units of output and dividing the sum by that output. B. the vertical distance between TC and TVC. C. the vertical distance between AVC and MC. D. the vertical distance between ATC and AVC.