A constant marginal rate of substitution between two goods implies that they are

A) perfect complements.
B) perfect substitutes.
C) independent goods.
D) unattainable.


B

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A sudden, unexpected increase in the economy’s prevailing wage level due to a general strike threat would

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If real GDP is $17,700 billion (in 2012 dollars) in 2017 Q2 and $18,400 (in 2012 dollars) in 2018 Q2, then the non-annualized quarterly growth rate of real GDP is

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