If an industry supply curve increases while the industry demand curve remains the same, then an individual firm in a perfectly competitive industry currently earning positive profits will see its profits _________.

A) increase
B) not change
C) decrease
D) impossible to determine


C) decrease

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In the absence of the Ricardo-Barro effect, an increase in the government deficit results in a ________ real interest rate and a ________ equilibrium quantity of investment

A) higher; higher B) higher; lower C) lower; higher D) lower; lower

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The Morrill Act of 1862 established

a. local chapters of the organization that later became known as "Future Farm Leaders of America.". b. state-run agricultural experiment stations. c. "land-grant" colleges that provided agricultural education and research. d. funding for high-school vocational training.

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The poverty rate dropped from 84 percent in 1981 to 11.2 percent in 2010 in what country?

A. India B. Chile C. South Africa D. China

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The above figure illustrates

A) a recessionary gap. B) a full-employment equilibrium. C) an inflationary gap. D) an equilibrium at the economy's physical limits.

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