Over the past year, output grew 6%, capital grew 2%, and labor grew 4%. If the elasticities of output with respect to capital and labor are 0.3 and 0.7, respectively, how much did productivity grow?
A) 2.0%
B) 2.6%
C) 3.0%
D) 3.3%
B
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There will be gains from trade when
A. the buyer values a product more highly than the seller. B. money is used as a medium of exchange. C. both the buyer and the seller attach the same value to the product. D. the buyer values a product less highly than the seller.
An increase in the marginal propensity to save (MPS)
A) increases autonomous consumption. B) increases the value of the multiplier. C) increases the marginal propensity to consume (MPC). D) none of the above.
If the exchange rate rises, the quantity of dollars supplied
A) decreases, and there is movement down along the supply curve. B) increases, and there is movement up along the supply curve of dollars. C) increases with movement down along the supply curve. D) does not change. E) increases, and there is movement down along the supply curve.
"The income elasticity of a good is positive if a consumer increases the total spending on that good as a result of an increase in its market price." Do you agree or disagree? Why?
What will be an ideal response?