Sam is a musician who is out of work because electronic equipment replaced live musicians. This is an example of
structural unemployment
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Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large decrease in government purchases will result in a(n) ________ gap in the short-run and ________ inflation and ________ output in the long-run.
A. expansionary; lower; potential B. expansionary; higher; potential C. recessionary; lower; potential D. recessionary; lower; lower
Pamela's bakery produces 500 loaves of bread in a given year. Pamela pays $100 for flour and yeast, pays $600 in wages, pays $50 in interest on an existing loan, and pays $100 in taxes to the government
One of Pamela's bread slicing machines, which cost $75 each, wears out over the course of the year and must be scrapped. Pamela's profit for the year equals $75. Pamela's bread, therefore, sells for A) $0.50 per loaf. B) $1.00 per loaf. C) $2.00 per loaf. D) cannot tell, insufficient information
All of the following, except one, can be a barrier to entry into an oligopoly market. Which is the exception?
a. heavy advertising by existing firms b. zoning regulations c. excess production capacity among existing firms d. tariffs and quotas e. a small minimum efficient scale
If the Federal Reserve decreases the money supply, then initially there is a
a. shortage in the money market, so people will want to sell bonds. b. shortage in the money market, so people will want to buy bonds. c. surplus in the money market, so people will want to sell bonds. d. surplus in the money market, so people will want to buy bonds.