Mr. Kent, a middle-aged bachelor, quit his news reporter job and currently is looking for a better job. The BLS counts Mr. Kent as:

A. not in the labor force.
B. employed.
C. unemployed.
D. a discouraged worker.


C. unemployed.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If the quantity of a good supplied is highly sensitive to the price of the good, economists say the supply of the good is relatively

a. inelastic. b. elastic. c. robust. d. inverse.

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Consider the market demand and supply given by the following: Qd=50 - P and Qs = 2.5 + 1.5P.

a) What is the equilibrium price and quantity? b) If the government sets a price floor of $25, what is the surplus/shortage? If the government buys the surplus, what would be the cost to the government?

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Expected value is

a. (Probability of state A+Value in state A) (Probability of state B+Value in state B) b. (Probability of state AValue in state A)+(Probability of state BValue in state B) c. (Probability of state AValue in state A)-(Probability of state BValue in state B) d. (Probability of state A-Value in state A) (Probability of state B-Value in state B)

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