Suppose inflation comes in the form of an across-the board increase in all prices by some percentage k. For a consumer with exogenous income operating in a 2-good world, this will cause the budget constraint to
A. rotate inward
B. rotate outward
C. shift out in a parallel way
D. shift inward in a parallel way
E. none of the above
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
The CBS news correspondent Bill Whitaker discussed the high level of unemployment among teens, especially during the summer months. In 2011, unemployment among the population as a whole was 9.1 percent, but among teens it was close to 24 percent
Many of these teens were hoping to get entry level jobs as small businesses. (Source: CBS news, June 4, 2011) A minimum wage set above the equilibrium wage rate is called A) a price floor. B) a price ceiling. C) quota. D) subsidy.
The unregulated, single-price monopolist illustrated in the figure above will produce
A) 0 units per day. B) 4 units per day. C) 6 units per day. D) 9 units per day.
Gramp's Potato Chips produces 2560 bags of potato chips a day. Each employee at Gramp's works 8 hours. If the company's productivity is 20 bags per hour, how many people does Gramp's employ?
a. 8 b. 16 c. 24 d. None of the above is correct.
The time inconsistency of monetary policy means that
a. once people have formed expectations of low inflation based on a promise by the central bank, the central bank is tempted to raise inflation to lower unemployment. b. at some times central banks think it is more important to keep unemployment low; at other times, they think it is more important to keep inflation low. c. monetary policy is not consistent across time because it is influenced by politics. d. monetary policy is not consistent across time because policymakers are incompetent.