Adam Smith believed that people's pursuit of their own self-interests
a. tended to promote the general welfare
b. required the government's "invisible hand" to keep the economy running smoothly
c. might cause aggregate demand to be greater than aggregate supply
d. would increase the wealth of a nation, which was the quantity of gold and silver it owned
e. would decrease the wealth of a nation, which was its ability to produce goods and services
A
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If demand pull inflation occurs when the economy is already at potential GDP, then following the initial increase in aggregate demand, the
A) AS curve shifts rightward. B) potential GDP line shifts rightward. C) AS curve shifts leftward. D) potential GDP line shifts leftward. E) None of the above is correct because demand-pull inflation shifts only the aggregate demand curve.
The substitution effect of a wage increase
a. probably leads most workers to want to work more. b. certainly leads all workers to want to work more. c. probably leads most workers to want to work less. d. certainly leads most firms to want to employ more workers.
Takeover of one firm by another
a. ties up the nation's capital wastefully. b. uses up the economy's credit supply. c. reduces the value of the acquired firm. d. changes ownership of the acquired firm.
If the total costs of producing 1,500 units of output is $15,000 and this output sold to consumers for a total of $16,500, then the firm would earn profits of:
A. $1,000 B. $16,500 C. $1,500 D. $15,000