The table above gives the labor market for a small foreign economy. A(n) ________ would create ________

A) minimum wage of $9.00; a decrease in job search.
B) minimum wage of $5.00; an increase in job rationing.
C) efficiency wage of $9.00; an increase in job rationing.
D) efficiency wage of $8.00; unemployment and job rationing.
E) union-negotiated wage of $7.50; unemployment and job rationing.


C

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a. The U.S. government pays Sunset Farms a subsidy of $1 million per year. b. Yves is an entrepreneur who earns a profit of $2 million for putting capital together for a firm. c. Alchemy Chemicals uses $500,000 to replace worn out equipment. d. Healthy Grocers pays $750,000 to increase its stock of organic preserves.

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Exhibit 9-2 A monopolistic competitive firm ? If all firms in a monopolistic competitive industry have demand and cost curves like those shown in Exhibit 9-2, we would expect that in the long run:

A. all firms will leave the industry. B. some firms will leave the industry. C. firms in the industry earn zero economic profits. D. a number of new firms will enter the industry.

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Refer to the figure below where the nominal interest rate equals 6% and the money supply equals 600. If the Federal Reserve wants to set the nominal interest rate at 10%, it must conduct open market ________ to set the money supply at ________. 

A. sales; 200 B. sales; 800 C. purchases; 800 D. purchases; 200

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