In the long-run equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market, the firms produce at the ________ possible average total cost and the price equals the ________ possible average total cost
A) highest; highest
B) lowest; lowest
C) highest; lowest
D) lowest; highest
B
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An increase in unemployment benefits ________ and an increase in international competition that changes the location of jobs ________
A) increases frictional unemployment; increases structural unemployment B) increases structural unemployment; decreases frictional unemployment C) decreases cyclical unemployment; decreases cyclical unemployment D) decreases cyclical unemployment; increases cyclical unemployment E) decreases structural unemployment; decreases cyclical unemployment
A tariff imposed by the United States on Japanese cars ________ the price of cars in the United States and ________ the quantity of Japanese cars imported into the United States
A) raises; increases B) raises; decreases C) lowers; increases D) lowers; decreases
Global warming refers to the effect of global pollutants such as carbon dioxide on climates on the earth. Climate-induced changes in temperatures affect, among other things, agriculture
Which of the following is a reason why policymakers are still debating if this problem should be addressed and how it should be addressed? A) There is much disagreement about all aspects of the problem: how much carbon emissions contribute to damage from climate change which in turn determines the benefits from reduction, and what methods to use which in turn determines the cost of reduction. B) Scientists agree about the damage caused by carbon emissions but disagree about the methods of reducing emissions. C) The marginal cost of reducing carbon emissions is known with certainly but the marginal benefit from reduction is not known with certainty. D) The marginal cost of reducing carbon emissions is not known with certainly but the marginal benefit from reduction is known with certainty.
The interest-rate-based monetary policy transmission mechanism emphasizes the
A) indirect effect of a change in the money supply that operates via a change in total planned expenditures generated by a change in the interest rate. B) direct effect of a change in the money supply that operates via a change in total planned production generated by a change in the price level. C) direct effect of a change in the money supply that operates via a change in total planned expenditures generated by a change in the interest rate. D) indirect effect of a change in the money supply that operates via a change in total planned production generated by a change in the price level.