Which of the following is not a leading economic indicator?

a. Prices of common stock
b. Number of new businesses formed
c. Unemployment rate
d. New orders for plants and equipment


c

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A) $5.25 million B) $8 million C) $17.25 million D) $20 million

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If the managers of Happy Avocados, a ready-made guacamole firm, spend considerable time researching different prices and quality measures offered by multiple avocado farmers, the time spent is considered to be a(n) ________ cost.

A) information B) negotiation C) monitoring D) enforcement

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In 2008-2009 the U.S. economy provided a

a. healthy climate for investment spending. b. change in aggregate demand that fostered more capital formation. c. sluggish climate for investment spending. d. booming economy that spurred investment spending.

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Deflating a nominal quantity is the process of dividing a ________ quantity by a ________ in order to express the quantity in ________ terms.

A. real; nominal quantity; real B. nominal; price index; real C. real; price index; nominal D. nominal; real quantity; nominal

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