If your wages are indexed so that they automatically adjust for inflation, in a period of continued high inflation, the cost of the goods and services you buy ____ and your nominal income ____
a. decreases, decreases
b. increases, increases
c. decreases, remains the same
d. increases, remains the same
b
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Suppose Canada has a population of 30 million people and a labor force participation rate of 2/3. Furthermore, suppose the natural rate of unemployment in Canada is 7%. If the current number of unemployed people is 2 million people, what can we conclude about Canada's economy?
A. There is no frictional unemployment present in the economy. B. The unemployment rate is above the natural rate of unemployment. C. The unemployment rate is below the natural rate of unemployment. D. There is no cyclical unemployment present in the economy.
Suppose Motorland's government imposes a tax of $1.50 per gallon of gasoline sold. With the tax, when the market is in equilibrium, the deadweight loss is
A) zero. B) $37,500 per month. C) $150,000 per month. D) $75,000 per month.
An externality is a situation in which
A) private costs diverge from social costs. B) internal costs diverge from private costs. C) there are no social costs. D) the cost borne by the consumer is greater than the monetary price.
Exhibit 3-5 Supply for Tucker's Cola Data Quantity supplied per week(millions of gallons) Price pergallon 6 $3.00 5 2.50 4 2.00 3 1.50 2 1.00 1 .50 Exhibit 3-5 shows the supply schedule for Tucker's Cola. If Tucker's Cola and Refresh Cola are the only two suppliers in the cola market and Refresh Cola is willing to sell 5 million gallons when the price is $3.00, 4 million gallons when the price is $2.50, 3 million gallons when the price is $2.00, 2 million gallons when the price is $1.50, 1 million gallons when the price is $1.00, and 0 gallons when the price is $0.50 or less,
A. the market quantity supplied of cola will be 7 million gallons when the price is $2.00. B. Tucker's Cola follows the law of supply, but Refresh Cola does not. C. the market quantity supplied of cola is decreasing as price increases. D. the market supply curve is horizontal.