The unemployment rate rises any time there is an increase in the number of unemployed
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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Most t-shirts bought by Americans are made in Asia. U.S. consumers of t-shirts buy these t-shirts because
A) they pay a higher price for t-shirts made in Asia than they would for similar shirts made in the United States. B) they pay a lower price for t-shirts made in Asia than they would for similar shirts made in the United States. C) they must buy some goods or services produced in Asia. D) by so doing they are helping preserve U.S. jobs producing t-shirts. E) they know that the United States has a comparative advantage in wearing t-shirts.
Production efficiency means that
A) scarcity is no longer a problem. B) producing more of one good is possible only if the production of some other good is decreased. C) as few resources as possible are being used in production. D) producing another unit of the good has no opportunity cost.
According to the law of demand, if
a. price increases, quantity demanded decreases b. people's income increases, quantity demanded increases c. price increases, quantity demanded increases d. people's income increases, quantity demanded decreases e. demand increases, supply will increase
Economists argue that markets serve the interests of society primarily because
A. producers are made better off (regardless of whether consumers are made better off). B. money is made available for government. C. consumers are made better off (regardless of whether producers are made better off). D. both consumers and producers are made better off.