A decrease in aggregate demand tends to cause a ____ a short run Phillips curve at first, then cause a ____ in the short run Phillips curve as people adjust their expectations.
a. Movement up along; upward shift
b. Movement up along; downward shift.
c. Movement down along; upward shift.
d. Movement down along; downward shift.
d
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Labor costs $15 an hour and capital costs $100 a unit. a) Which techniques are technologically efficient and which are not? Explain your answer. b) Which technique is economically efficient? Explain. c) If FasterChip uses its plant in Mexico, it can lower the labor cost to $10 an hour. Which technique will the company use in Mexico? Explain.
Bob values the utility of a single scoop of Baskin-Robbins ice cream at $1.50 . A double scoop gives total utility of $2.25, while a triple scoop yields $2.60 . Baskin-Robbins charges $1.35 for a single, $1.95 for a double, and $2.35 for a triple. How many scoops will Bob buy?
The CPI in 1990 was 131, and the CPI in 2010 was 218. If you earned a salary of $40,000 in 1990, what would be a salary with equivalent purchasing power in 2010?
A) $45,977 B) $66,565 C) $87,200 D) $143,486
Which of the following will cause the marginal cost curve of making cigarettes to shift?
A) a $5 million penalty charged to each cigarette maker B) a $1 per pack tax on cigarettes C) a $1 million advertising campaign by the American Cancer Society D) All of the above.