How does the U.S. unemployment rate generally behave during expansionary periods?

a. It rises.
b. It falls.
c. It remains constant.
d. It fluctuates rapidly.


b. It falls.

Economics

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Holding other things constant, decreases in the price level in the US will

a. Cause the dollar to gain value b. Cause the dollar to lose value c. Does not affect the dollar value d. None of the above

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It is important to distinguish between average and incremental cost

A. because managers need incremental cost data to make decisions about contracts. B. because average and incremental cost are often quite different. C. because most management decisions are incremental. D. All of the above

Economics

One of the following projects has two IRRs. Which project is it?

Economics