The natural rate of unemployment
a. is due to cyclical business conditions.
b. results from normal dynamic changes given the institutional arrangements of the economy.
c. results from both frictional and cyclical economic conditions.
d. is present when the economy is at the peak of an economic boom.
B
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A) economies of scope. B) team production. C) economies of monitoring. D) economies of coordination.
A possible sequence for the three stages of a financial crisis might be ________ leads to ________ leads to ________
A) asset price declines; banking crises; unanticipated decline in price level B) unanticipated decline in price level; banking crises; increase in interest rates C) banking crises; increase in interest rates; unanticipated decline in price level D) banking crises; increase in uncertainty; increase in interest rates
A major fruit juice manufacturer failed in its attempt to engage in price discrimination between students and all other consumers. What is the most likely explanation for this failure?
a. There was nothing to prevent the students from reselling the fruit juice to other consumers. b. The two groups of consumers have different demand elasticities for fruit juice. c. The cost of producing the product is relatively high. d. Market demand for fruit juice is inelastic.
Assume that a college student purchases only Ramen noodles and textbooks. If Ramen noodles are an inferior good and textbooks are a normal good, then the substitution effect associated with a decrease in the price of a textbook, by itself, will result in
a. a decrease in the consumption of textbooks and a decrease in the consumption of Ramen noodles. b. a decrease in the consumption of textbooks and an increase in the consumption of Ramen noodles. c. an increase in the consumption of textbooks and an increase in the consumption of Ramen noodles. d. an increase in the consumption of textbooks and a decrease in the consumption of Ramen noodles.