Suppose that the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso starts out at $0.12 per peso, and then changes to $0.09 per peso. The result will be that Americans will buy __________ pesos because Mexican goods become relatively __________ expensive
A) fewer; more
B) fewer; less
C) more; more
D) more; less
D
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________ is fixed when moving along the aggregate supply curve
A) The real wage rate B) Real GDP C) Employment D) The price level E) The money wage rate
The above figure illustrates a perfectly competitive firm. If the market price is $40 a unit, to maximize its profit (or minimize its loss) the firm should
A) shut down. B) produce more than 10 and less than 30 units. C) produce 30 units. D) produce more than 30 units and less than 40 units.. E) produce 40 units.
Imagine that the federal government increases the minimum wage over the 2014 level. How would this action affect the graph?
a. WMIN would go lower, thereby increasing the labor surplus.
b. WMIN would go lower, thereby decreasing the labor surplus.
c. WMIN would go higher, thereby increasing the labor surplus.
d. WMIN would go higher, thereby decreasing the labor surplus.
Economics is a social science that is concerned with:
of productive resources so there is a minimum level of income b. The best use of scarce resources paid for at the highest level of cost to consumers and businesses c. The best use of scarce resources to achieve the maximum satisfaction of economic wants d. Increasing the amount of productive resources so there is maximum output in society