When there is a recessionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.

A. decline; lower; decline
B. increase; raise; decline
C. decline; lower; expand
D. decline; raise; decline


Answer: C

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A) Price and quantity both increase. B) Price and quantity both decrease. C) Price increases but quantity decreases. D) Price decreases but quantity increases.

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If it is not possible for a pharmaceutical drug maker to sell its generic cholesterol reducing drug along with some name brand cholesterol reducing drugs, we have an example of

A) monopoly due to ownership of key resources. B) monopoly due to governmental entry restrictions. C) monopoly due to economies of scale. D) pure competition.

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Workers compete against workers who have:

A. the exact same type of human capital. B. similar human capital. C. totally different human capital. D. all levels of human capital.

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Choose the letter of the diagram in Figure 3.1 that best describes the type of shift that would occur in each situation for the market listed on the left, ceteris paribus. Figure 3.1 Shifts of Supply and Demand Candy bars: People become more health-conscious and prefer vegetables instead of candy bars.

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

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