Rising prices will discourage consumption and encourage conservation

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


True

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If a French company sells 1000 gallons of Perrier to a U.S. company at 5 euros per gallon, and uses the money to buy stock in a Spanish cork company, how does this affect the French balance of payments accounts?

A) Decrease in financial account; increase in merchandise trade B) Decrease in merchandise trade; increase in financial account C) Decrease in net investment income from abroad; increase in financial account D) Decrease in merchandise trade; increase in net income from abroad

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Suppose a monopoly producer is also a monopsonist in the labor market. Demand for the output is p = 100 - Q. The production function is Q = L, and the labor supply curve is w = 10 + L. How much labor does the firm hire? What wage is paid?

What will be an ideal response?

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Refer to Figure a. Charlie and Joe both want to ride shotgun with their mother, so they play a game of rock-paper-scissors to determine who gets to sit in the front seat. In the table, -1 represents a loss, 1 a win and 0 a tie, and Joe's payoff is shown in the upper left-hand corner of each cell, while Charlie's appears in the lower right-hand corner. If Charlie knows Joe always throws scissors, what is Charlie's best response?

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A. Rock

B. Paper

C. Scissors

D. The answer cannot be determined from the information given.

Economics

Which of the following correctly describes the Phillips curve?

a. A curve showing the inverse relationship between interest rates and the quantity of money demanded. b. A curve showing the direct relationship between interest rates and the quantity of money demanded. c. A curve showing the direct relationship between the inflation rate and the unemployment rate. d. A curve showing the inverse relationship between the inflation rate and the unemployment rate.

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