Which of the following is NOT a feature of recent U.S. business cycles?
A) The time series of deviations from trend in real GDP is quite choppy.
B) The time series of deviations from trend in real GDP is quite smooth.
C) There is no regularity to the amplitude of fluctuations in real GDP above trend.
D) There is no regularity to the frequency of fluctuations in real GDP above trend.
B
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Firms hire more labor as long as
A) the real wage rate is greater than the additional output the labor produces. B) extra labor will produce more output. C) the real wage rate is less than the additional output the labor produces. D) the nominal wage rate exceeds the real wage rate. E) the nominal wage rate is less than the real wage rate.
Minneapolis business Rogue Chocolatier sells specialty chocolate bars with a high cocoa content. Most chocolate companies use already processed chocolate to craft their sweets
But Rogue buys raw cocoa beans, and roasts and grinds them until they're in a liquid state and then runs the chocolate through a big squat machine with rollers. Which statement is TRUE for Rogue? A) Raw cocoa beans are a variable factor of production and the machine is a fixed factor of production. B) Both processed chocolate and raw cocoa beans are variable factors of production. C) Processed chocolate is a variable factor of production and the machine is a fixed factor of production. D) Processed chocolate and raw cocoa beans are variable factors of production and the machine is a fixed factor of production.
Consider the following payoff matrix for a game in which two firms attempt to collude under the Bertrand model:
Firm B cuts Firm B colludes Firm A cuts 6,6 24,8 Firm A colludes 8,24 12,12 Here, the possible options are to retain the collusive price (collude) or to lower the price in attempt to increase the firm's market share (cut). The payoffs are stated in terms of millions of dollars of profits earned per year. What is the Nash equilibrium for this game? A) Both firms cut prices. B) Both firms collude. C) There are two Nash equilibria: A cuts and B colludes, and A colludes and B cuts. D) There are no Nash equilibria in this game.
What has happened to countries that did not participate in the globalization of the world economy?
a. The fraction of the population living below the poverty line in these countries has decreased. b. These countries have been mired in a low-growth path and are experiencing high poverty rates. c. The socialist policies in these countries have caused a big change in the income distribution, something that globalization could not have achieved. d. The growth rate of these countries is stronger than the First World countries. e. The domestic industries in these countries have experienced robust growth.