If the AD and AS curves intersect in the upward-sloping segment of the AS curve, and then OPEC raises oil prices by 300 percent, we should expect to see the price level
a. rise and real GDP to rise
b. rise and real GDP to fall
c. rise and the unemployment rate to fall
d. fall and real GDP to rise
e. fall and the unemployment rate to rise
B
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A) a welfare payment. B) a paycheck for a member of the National Guard. C) a purchase of a new bridge in Alaska. D) a teacher's paycheck.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A) a country tends to grow at a slower rate. B) a country tends to grow at a faster rate. C) economic growth is not influenced. D) dead capital is usually not a problem.
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a. a mediator b. an arbitrator c. a litigator d. a scab e. a judge