An expansionary gap generally creates inflationary pressure in an economy
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Suppose you know I am only about consumption this year and consumption next year. Suppose also that I have an income this year but do not expect to have an income next year. Explain your answers. ? a. You notice that I save more after the interest rate falls. Can you tell whether "consumption now" is a normal, inferior or Giffen good? ? b. Suppose I also received an unexpected raise at work and you overhear me say: "Cool, I am even Steven. Now that I have my raise, I am just as happy as I was before the interest rate fell and I did not yet have a raise." Without knowing anything more, can you tell whether I consume more or less next year than I would have consumed had neither of the two changes happened?
What will be an ideal response?
According to the economic way of thinking, government officials tend to vote on legislation that
A) concentrates benefits on a well-organized group. B) disperses costs throughout a great number of politically unorganized people. C) generates short-term benefits and postpones the costs. D) does all of the above. E) does none of the above.
Exhibit 6-15 Long-run average cost
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In Exhibit 6-15, diseconomies of scale are shown in the range of:
A. 0 to 500 units per week. B. 500 to 1,000 units per week. C. 1,000 to 2,000 units per week. D. zero per week.
If the income effect of a wage change outweighs the substitution effect of a wage change, the labor-supply curve is
A. upward sloping. B. backward bending. C. vertical. D. horizontal.