Miniville is an isolated town located on the southern shore of Lake Condescending, a very large lake. The western edge of Miniville is adjacent to impassable mountains and there are no towns or businesses for many miles to the east. The 300 residents of Miniville are evenly distributed along 3 miles of shoreline on the lake, east of the mountains. Lake Shore Drive, the only street in town, provides access to Miniville's homes and businesses. All residents live between the lake and the street; businesses locate on the other side of the street. Lake Shore Drive is 3 miles long, and the points labeled A, B, and C are 1, 2, and 3 miles from the western end of Lake Shore Drive, respectively. All residents of Miniville shop at the store located closest to their homes. 

src="https://sciemce.com/media/4/ppg__rrr0818190951__f1q215g1.jpg" alt="" style="vertical-align: 0.0px;" height="117" width="538" />________ residents of Miniville live west of point B, and ________ live east of point A.

A. 150; 150
B. 100; 200
C. 200; 100
D. 200; 200

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Answer: D

Economics

Everything else held constant, when stock prices become less volatile, the demand curve for bonds shifts to the ________ and the interest rate ________

A) right; rises B) right; falls C) left; falls D) left; rises

Assume that you are a policy adviser who believes that money demand is highly interest-sensitive but investment is not. Asked your advice on how to pull the economy out of a recession, you are likely to emphasize

A) contractionary monetary policy. B) expansionary monetary policy. C) contractionary fiscal policy. D) expansionary fiscal policy.

Suppose a worker signs a contract containing an 8 percent nominal wage increase with inflation expected to be 3 percent. Inflation turns out to be 6 percent, but the contract also contains 60 percent COLA protection

The worker's real wage under the contract A) falls by 1.2 percent. B) falls by 2.4 percent. C) rises by 3.8 percent. D) rises by 3.0 percent. E) rises by 1.8 percent.

Improved training of employees would:

a) Shift aggregate supply outwards at each price b) Shift aggregate supply inwards at each price c) Shift aggregate demand outwards at each price d) Shift aggregate demand inwards at each price