In this graph, expanding output to 5 million units causes a ______.
a. deadweight loss of area ECD
b. deadweight loss of area AEB
c. consumer surplus of area ECD
d. producer surplus of area AEB
a. deadweight loss of area ECD
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The gap between the current unemployment rate and the natural rate of unemployment is called:
A) frictional unemployment B) structural unemployment C) cyclical unemployment D) full employment
Suppose that a worker in Radioland can produce either 4 radios or 1 television per year and a worker in Teeveeland can produce either 2 radios or 5 televisions per year. Each nation has 100 workers, and each country specializes according to the principle of comparative advantage. If Radioland trades 100 televisions to Teeveeland in exchange for 100 radios each year, then each country's maximum
consumption of new radios and televisions per year will be a. higher than it would be in the absence of trade because of the gains from trade. b. the same as it would be in the absence of trade. c. less than it would be in the absence of trade because neither country is specializing in the product in which it has a comparative advantage. d. less than it would be in the absence of trade because Teeveeland has an absolute advantage in both goods and so it cannot benefit by trading with Radioland.
If an economy consumes 75 percent of any increase in disposable income, then an increase in autonomous investment of $1 billion could result in an increase in total spending of as much as
A) $1.0 billion.. B) $4.0 billion. C) $5.0 billion. D) $1.8 billion. E) $6.0 billion.
In the short run, a price increase in the goods and services market measured by the CPI will:
A. increase the purchasing power of money. B. improve producer profits and, thereby, induce suppliers to expand output. C. increase resource prices, lower profits, and lead to a decline in output. D. reduce the natural rate of unemployment.