Which of the following is not a variable in the index of leading indicators?

A. average work week
B. duration of unemployment
C. employment claims
D. new businesses


Answer: B

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A. sell them when the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost. B. tax their sale to raise revenue since demand for them is inelastic. C. disallow any markets for their exchange. D. purchase them when the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost.

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After a price floor of $23 is placed on the market in the graph shown, which area represents consumer surplus?

A. A + B + C + D B. A C. A + B + C D. A + B

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As a firm attempts to increase its production, its long-run average costs eventually rise because of

A) the law of diminishing returns. B) diseconomies of scale. C) fixed capital. D) insufficient demand.

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If the MPS in an economy is .4, government could shift the aggregate demand curve leftward by $50 billion by

A. increasing taxes by $250 billion. B. reducing government purchases by $20 billion. C. increasing taxes by $50 billion. D. reducing government purchases by $125 billion.

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