Starting from long-run equilibrium, a war that raises government purchases results in ________ output in the short run and ________ output in the long run.
A. lower; potential
B. higher; potential
C. higher; higher
D. lower; higher
Answer: B
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Suppose inflation is expected to be 5 percent next year, and you and your employer agree to a 6 percent increase in your nominal, or monetary, wage. If inflation turns out to be 5%, what is your nominal wage increase?
A reduction in the minimum wage will tend to cause which of the following?
A) a reduction in poverty B) an increase in the number of workers employed C) an increase in the quantity supplied of labor D) a reduction in the quantity demanded of labor
Which of the following is least accurate?
a. In 2007, the United States imports significantly more than it exports. b. Tariffs from imported goods accounted for over 90% of federal government revenue for the first 80 years of the United States. c. The largest trading partner of the colonial United States was England. d. In the late 1800s the US significantly increased its imports of raw materials to fuel its increased production of manufactured goods. e. During the Napoleonic War, the United States' exports decreased significantly because the war disrupted trade routes.
A firm is experiencing theft problems at its warehouse. A consultant to the firm believes that the dollar loss from theft each week (T) depends on the number of security guards (G) and on the unemployment rate in the county where the warehouse is located (U measured as a percent). In order to test this hypothesis, the consultant estimated the regression equation T = a + bG + cU and obtained the following results: 
Based on the above information, hiring one more guard per week will decrease the losses due to theft at the warehouse by ________ per week.
A. $130 B. $480.92 C. $211 D. $5,150