Which one of the following persons would be considered unemployed?
a. a person not working who has given up searching for a job
b. a part-time worker looking for a full-time job
c. a construction worker who was laid off due to cold weather
d. a full-time college student who is not a member of the labor force
C
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Bill Gates wants billions of dollars, and has them. Buddha wanted nothing, and had nothing. What can an economist conclude?
A) Gates is wealthy, Buddha wasn't. B) Buddha was wealthy, Gates isn't. C) Gates is wealthy, and so was Buddha. D) Nothing
Suppose that a bank with no excess reserves receives a deposit into a checking account of $10,000 in currency. If the required reserve ratio is 0.20, what is the maximum amount that the bank can lend out?
A) $2,000 B) $8,000 C) $10,000 D) $50,000
Consider two individuals — Marquis and Serena — each of whom would like to wear sweaters and eat tasty food. The gains from trade between Marquis and Serena are most obvious in which of the following cases?
a. Marquis is very good at knitting sweaters and at cooking tasty food, but Serena's skills in both of these activities are very poor. b. Marquis and Serena both are very good at cooking tasty food, but neither has the necessary skills to knit a sweater. c. Marquis's cooking and knitting skills are very poor, and Serena's cooking and knitting skills are also very poor. d. Marquis's skills are such that he can produce only sweaters, and Serena's skills are such that she can produce only tasty food.
The pay-as-you-go nature of the Social Security system means that _____
a. current beneficiaries are paid out of general tax revenues
b. current beneficiaries are paid out of the payroll taxes levied on current workers
c. current beneficiaries are paid based on contributions made during their last five working years
d. current beneficiaries are paid out of current earnings on the Social Security trust fund