In the United States, the official poverty line is based on:
A. the price of clothing.
B. the average income of the lowest quartile of income earners.
C. the price of food.
D. the price of housing.
Answer: C
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The economy pictured in the figure has a(n) ________ gap with a short-run equilibrium combination of inflation and output indicated by point ________. 
A. recessionary; A B. recessionary; C C. recessionary; B D. expansionary; A
Firms hire labor at the point where the
A) nominal wage rate equals the marginal product of labor. B) real wage rate equals the marginal revenue product of labor. C) nominal wage rate equals the marginal revenue product of labor. D) real wage rate equals the marginal revenue product of capital.
The concept of diminishing marginal utility:
A. explains why individuals rarely maximize their total utility. B. is the change in total utility that comes from consuming one additional unit of a good or service. C. is the principle that the additional utility gained from consuming successive units of a good or service tends to be smaller than the utility gained from the previous unit. D. is the principle that the additional utility gained from consuming different bundles of goods and services tend to be smaller than the utility gained from consuming just one bundle of goods and services.
Between 2006 and 2009, our current account deficit.
A. increased B. decreased C. stayed the same.