The sacrifice ratio is the
a. sum of the inflation and unemployment rates.
b. inflation rate divided by the unemployment rate.
c. number of percentage points annual output falls for each percentage point reduction in inflation.
d. number of percentage points unemployment rises for each percentage point reduction in inflation.
c
You might also like to view...
Which of the following statements is true?
A) Network effects arise because of economies of scale. B) Economies of scale arise because of network effects. C) Economies of scale act as barriers to entry into a market. D) Network effects provide incentives to new sellers to enter the market.
Imposing taxes in markets where demand and supply are price inelastic:
A. causes less inefficiency than imposing them in price-elastic markets. B. causes more inefficiency than imposing them in price-elastic markets. C. causes no inefficiency. D. cause the same amount of inefficiency because efficiency is unrelated to market elasticity.
The four phases of a business cycle, in order, are trough, depression, peak, and expansion
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The short-run aggregate supply curve is most likely to shift down (to the right) when actual output is:
A. not equal to potential output, regardless of whether it is above or below. B. less than potential output. C. equal to potential output. D. greater than potential output.