Which of the following labor market statistics best indicates the amount of labor that is available to the economy from a given working-age population?
A) labor force participation rate B) unemployment rate
C) discouraged-worker ratio D) the ratio of minimum wage to inflation
A
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three primary sources of private investment funds flowing into developing nations?
A) portfolio investment B) bank loans C) World Bank and IMF loans D) foreign direct investment
Which of the following is true for a multinational enterprise (MNE)?
A. It usually transfers its liabilities to its foreign subsidiaries. B. It usually provides intangible assets to its affiliates for their usage. C. Its affiliates usually get nearly all of their financing from the direct investment flows. D. Its home-country tax burden is mostly borne by its foreign affiliates.
What is the total revenue of a shoe company equal to?
A. income minus explicit and implicit costs B. the change in quantity sold divided by the change in price C. price of shoes times quantity sold D. elasticity of demand divided by percentage change in quantity
Holding all else constant, an increase in U.S. real GDP will ________ the supply for dollars in the foreign exchange market and ________ the equilibrium Mexican peso/U.S. dollar exchange rate.
A. decrease; increase B. decrease; decrease C. increase; increase D. increase; decrease