Since 1976 our merchandise balance of trade has been ____ and our services balance of trade has been _____.

A. positive; positive
B. negative; negative
C. negative; positive
D. positive; negative


C. negative; positive

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One problem with using monetary policy to address "bubbles" in asset markets is that:

A. monetary policy is well-suited for addressing the problem of inappropriately high asset prices. B. reducing the real interest rate to deal with the bubble could lead to inflation. C. the Federal Reserve is not interested in stabilizing output. D. doing so presupposes that the Federal Reserve is better than financial-market professionals at identifying bubbles.

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Jill and Jed have individual demand curves for tennis rackets given in the table above and are the only two demanders in the market. What is the market quantity demanded at the price of $30?

A) 2 B) 5 C) 11 D) 18

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A firm's average total cost is $100, its average variable cost is $90, and its total fixed cost is $1,000. Its output is

A) less than 70 units. B) between 70 and 120 units. C) between 120 and 170 units. D) more than 170 units.

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Productivity growth in the U.S. averaged approximately 3 percent per year between 1947 and 1973; it has averaged approximately 5 percent annually since then

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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