Using the information in the table above, calculate the unemployment rate
A) 53.3 percent
B) 30.8 percent
C) 13.3 percent
D) 7.7 percent
C
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The demand and supply of a product is given in the above table. A unit tax of $2 is imposed on the product. The equilibrium quantity for this product after the tax is imposed is equal to
A) 30 units. B) 25 units. C) 20 units. D) 15 units.
According to the Keynesian macroeconomic model, consumption is a function of which three variables?
Select one: a. a) Autonomous consumption, intended investment, and the marginal propensity to consume b. b) Autonomous consumption, the marginal propensity to consume, and income c. c) Autonomous consumption, actual investment, and the marginal propensity to consume d. d) The marginal propensity to consume, income, and intended investment
In the standard Becker model of discrimination, each firm is associated with a discrimination coefficient of d > 0 and acts as if the wage paid to blacks is wB(1 + d) where wB is the actual hourly wage paid to blacks. Assume whites and blacks are equally productive. The going wage for whites is $16 per hour while the going wage for blacks is $10 per hour. Which of the following will characterize the labor market equilibrium when some employers have discriminatory preferences against hiring black workers?
A. An employer with a discrimination coefficient of 2.2 will hire only black workers. B. All firms will earn the same amount of profit regardless of their discriminatory preferences. C. All discriminating employers will hire only white workers. D. An employer with a discrimination coefficient of 0.8 will hire only white workers. E. Any employer with a positive discrimination coefficient will hire only white workers.
If the banking system has a required reserve ratio of 20 percent, the money multiplier is
A. 1.25. B. 5.0. C. 0.8. D. 0.2.