According to William Niskanen, bureaucrats seek to
a. maximize profits
b. maximize tax revenues
c. maximize budgets
d. minimize variable costs
e. minimize total costs
C
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If demand is ________ with respect to price, a price increase will ________ total revenue.
A. inelastic; decrease B. inelastic; increase C. elastic; increase D. unit elastic; decrease
The economy pictured in the figure below has a(n) ________ gap with a short-run equilibrium combination of inflation and output indicated by point ________. 
A. recessionary; B B. recessionary; C C. recessionary; A D. expansionary; A
The first example of comparative advantage appeared in a book that was published in 1817. This example showed that mutually beneficial trade between two countries (England and Portugal) was possible
The example assumed that two goods (wine and cloth) could be produced by both countries. Which of the following describes the conclusion of this example? A) England had an absolute advantage in both wine and cloth, but a comparative advantage in wine. B) Portugal had a comparative advantage in both wine and cloth, but its advantage in cloth was greater. C) Portugal had a comparative advantage in wine and England had a comparative advantage in cloth. D) England had a comparative advantage in both wine and cloth, but its advantage in cloth was greater.
What assumptions are made to create a model to determine short-run changes in exchange rates using the asset approach?
a. Prices are completely flexible. b. In the long run, money is neutral. c. Prices are sticky, yet nominal interest rates are flexible. d. Prices and nominal interest rates are sticky.