If an industry consists of five firms each with a 20% market share, then the Herfindahl-Hirschman index would equal 1,600
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Hector voluntarily left his job to search for a job in accounting, the field in which he has his bachelor's degree. Hector is considered
A) frictionally unemployed. B) not to be unemployed. C) structurally unemployed. D) cyclically unemployed.
The marginal product of labor indicates ________. Therefore the MPL curve is also ________
A) the quantity of labor supplied for a given wage; the equilibrium price of labor B) the quantity of labor demanded for a given wage; the equilibrium price of labor C) the quantity of labor demanded for a given wage; the demand curve of labor D) the quantity of labor supplied for a given wage; the supply curve of labor E) none of the above
Which of the following is true?
a. Specialization and trade leads to mutual gains for countries. b. Protectionism (i.e., policies that limit trade in certain goods) promotes both economic prosperity and greater employment. c. Countries that have a lot of resources, like the United States, are always hurt by trade. d. Countries will have a higher standard of living when they produce as many goods as possible domestically.
Suppose a bank has $100,000 in checking account deposits with no excess reserves and the required reserve ratio is 5 percent. If the Federal Reserve lowers the required reserve ratio to 3 percent, then the bank will now have excess reserves of
A) $0. B) $2,000. C) $3,000. D) $5,000.