Which statement is true?
A. The poverty line is raised each year.
B. The poverty line is lowered each year.
C. The poverty line stays the same from one year to the next.
D. None of these statements are true.
A. The poverty line is raised each year.
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Refer to the table above. If the price level is 120, then the aggregate quantity demanded is ________ than the aggregate quantity supplied and the price level ________
A) greater; rises B) greater; falls C) less; rises D) less; falls E) less; might fall, rise or not change depending on whether real GDP is more than, less than, or equal to potential GDP.
When the relative price of a good decreases, consumers respond by buying
a. a larger quantity of that good and a larger quantity of substitutes for that good. b. a larger quantity of that good and a smaller quantity of substitutes for that good. c. a smaller quantity of that good and a larger quantity of substitutes for that good. d. a smaller quantity of that good and a smaller quantity of substitutes for that good.
Slower real wage growth in the U.S. since the 1970s accompanied by rapid job growth, can be explained by:
A. a productivity slowdown accompanied by a decrease in the labor supply. B. skill-biased technological change. C. globalization. D. a productivity slowdown accompanied by an increase in the labor supply.
Refer to Figure 9-4. Suppose the government allows imports of leather footwear into the United States. What will be the quantity of imports?
A) Q0 B) Q1 C) Q2 D) Q2 - Q0