If demand for a product is elastic, the value of the price elasticity coefficient is:
A. zero.
B. greater than one.
C. equal to one.
D. less than one.
Answer: B
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A) Country X's labor demand curve will shift to the right. B) Asset prices in Country X will fall. C) Country X's labor supply curve will shift to the left. D) Consumption expenditure in Country X will fall.
Suppose, on average, a family in Church Falls earning $60,000 per year paid 6 percent of its income in state taxes. A family earning $80,000 paid, on average, $4,760 in state income taxes
Are state taxes in Church Falls progressive or regressive? Be sure to explain the difference between a progressive tax and a regressive tax.
Which of the following events would not be recorded in the U.S. balance of payments?
a. The money supply of a foreign nation increases. b. Oxfam America, a U.S. relief agency, sends food to drought victims in sub-Saharan Africa. c. Oxfam America, a U.S. relief agency, sends farm equipment to drought victims in sub-Saharan Africa. d. The Pentagon stations troops in Saudi Arabia. e. Pepsi-Cola sends its soft drink to Russia; in return, the United States gets Stolichnaya vodka. No money changes hands.
A country has national saving of $50 billion, government expenditures of $30 billion, domestic investment of $10 billion, and net capital outflow of $40 billion. What is its supply of loanable funds?
a. $20 billion b. $30 billion c. $50 billion d. $60 billion