Suppose the U.S. economy enters a recession and incomes fall. What will happen to the equilibrium prices and quantities of normal goods? Would your answer be the same if you were discussing inferior goods? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
If incomes fall, the demand for normal goods will fall as well. This means that the demand curve will shift to the left, lowering both the equilibrium price and equilibrium quantity. The answer would be opposite if we were discussing inferior goods. A decrease in income raises the demand for inferior goods, leading to a higher equilibrium price and quantity.
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A) It will fall. B) It will rise. C) It will remain constant. D) not enough information to answer the question
If wages and prices become extremely flexible ________
A) there is no trade off between inflation and unemployment B) unemployment can hardly deviate from the natural rate C) it becomes very difficult to differentiate the short-run from the long-run Phillips curve D) all of the above E) none of the above
Choosing to produce at any point within a production possibilities frontier is:
A. inefficient, meaning the society would not be using all its available resources in their best possible uses. B. efficient, meaning the society would be using all its available resources in their best possible uses. C. unobtainable, meaning the society cannot produce that combination of goods. D. efficient but not attainable.
If the Fed reduces the money supply, there will be a decline in
a. government purchases b. unemployment c. purchases of consumer durables d. demand for bonds e. deflationary pressures