Monopsony power is akin to an age-old proposition in economics that scarcity brings power, except in this case power is due to
a. scarce resources
b. scarce input purchases
c. scarce suppliers
d. scarce purchasing time
e. scarce product market
B
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The population of Omega totals one million people, 30 percent of whom are employed. Average output per worker in Alpha is $30,000. Real GDP per person in Alpha totals:
A. $9,000. B. $100,000. C. $21,000. D. $30,000.
Interest rate parity occurs when
A) interest rates are equal across nations. B) interest rate differentials are always maintained across nations. C) interest rates no longer affect the exchange rate. D) prices are equal across nations when exchange rates are taken into account. E) the interest rate in one currency equals the interest rate in another currency when exchange rate changes are taken into account. The figure above shows the demand curve for dollars in the foreign exchange market.
The price level in the economy between 2014 and 2015 rose from 100 to 105. Between 2015 and 2016, the price level rose from 105 to 110.25. How does the short-run Phillips curve predict the unemployment rate will change as a result?
A) The unemployment rate will increase since inflation increased. B) The unemployment rate will decrease since inflation increased. C) The unemployment rate will decrease since inflation decreased. D) The unemployment rate would not change since there is no change in the rate of inflation.
Internal costs are
A) costs borne solely by the individuals who incur them. B) costs borne by people in the same society as those who incur them. C) costs borne by people working in the firm that incurs them. D) costs that are incurred by the producers but buyers do not pay for them.