Refer to Table 27-3. Consider the hypothetical information in the table above for potential real GDP, real GDP, and the price level in 2016 and in 2017 if Congress and the president do not use fiscal policy
If Congress and the president use fiscal policy successfully to keep real GDP at its potential level in 2017, which of the following will be higher than if Congress and the president had taken no action?
A) real GDP and the unemployment rate B) potential GDP and the inflation rate
C) real GDP and the inflation rate D) real GDP and potential GDP
C
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According to real business cycle models,
A) the economy is normally at potential GDP. B) unexpected changes in monetary policy are the major source of fluctuations in real GDP. C) the long-run Phillips curve is negatively sloped. D) the economy is normally operating below the natural rate of unemployment.
Which of the following is a false statement about absolute and comparative advantage?
a. Comparative advantage is the basis for gains from trade. b. It is possible for one country to have the absolute advantage in all goods. c. It is possible for one country to have the comparative advantage in all goods. d. To find comparative advantage, you need to consider opportunity cost. e. All of these statements are true.
Which of the following is true?
A) In the long run, corporate bonds can be expected to yield a higher real rate of return than ownership of stocks. B) The risk of stock market investments can be reduced through the holding of a diverse portfolio of unrelated stocks over long periods of time. C) Stock market investors can reduce their risk if they hold shares of specific stocks for only short periods of time. D) People who invest in the stock market are virtually certain to make money.
Suppose a firm uses workers and office space to produce output. The firm is locked into a year-long lease on its office space, but it can easily vary the number of employee-hours it uses each day. The accompanying table describes the relationship between the number of employee-hours the firm uses each day and the firm's daily output. Each unit of output sells for $2, the hourly wage rate is $14, and the rent on the office space is $50 per day.Employee-Hours Per DayOutput Per Day0014048091201516023200 When the firm uses 9 employee-hours per day, its total cost each day is:
A. $126. B. $64. C. $176. D. $56.