A federal program aimed at retraining the unemployed workers of the declining auto and steel industries is designed to reduce which type of unemployment?
a. seasonal
b. cyclical
c. structural
d. frictional
c
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If the marginal total cost when moving from Option A to Option B is negative and the marginal total cost when moving from Option B to A is positive, which of the two options is better? What is the underlying principal behind the decision?
What will be an ideal response?
If private property rights were established in the air, there would probably be
A. more air pollution. B. less air pollution. C. the same amount of air pollution that exists without private property rights in the air. D. better weather.
Which of the following is NOT an assumption used in deriving a production possibilities curve?
A) The labor force is growing at a constant rate. B) Resources are fully employed. C) Technology is constant. D) The quantity of resources is constant.
Suppose over the last year that the price of iron ore increased from $1,200 a ton to $1,275 a ton. Over the same time a measure of the overall price level increased from 150 to 156 . The price of iron ore increased by
a. less than inflation, so it became less scarce. b. less than inflation, so it became more scarce. c. more than inflation, so it became more scarce. d. more than inflation, so it became less scarce.