Shortages normally accompany an effective price floor
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Answer the next question on the basis of the following demand schedule.PriceQuantity Demanded$615243342516Which of the following is correct?
A. Although the slope of the demand curve is constant, price elasticity of demand goes from inelastic to elastic as we move from high to low price ranges. B. Although the demand curve is convex to the origin, price elasticity of demand is constant throughout. C. Although the slope of the demand curve is constant, price elasticity of demand goes from elastic to inelastic as we move from high to low price ranges. D. A steep slope means demand is relatively inelastic; a flat slope means demand is relatively elastic.
Moving upward along the aggregate supply curve is equivalent to
A) moving downward along the short-run Phillips curve. B) shifting the short-run Phillips curve leftward. C) shifting the short-run Phillips curve upward. D) moving upward along the short-run Phillips curve. E) shifting the short-run Phillips curve rightward.
Labor unions ______
a. raise wages in unionized industries.
b. create labor shortages in non-unionized industries.
c. play a larger role in the current U.S. economy than in European countries such as Norway and Sweden.
d. prefer to operate in states with right-to-work laws.
Holding all else constant, a decrease in the real interest rate on U.S. assets will ________ the demand for dollars in the foreign exchange market and ________ the equilibrium Mexican peso/U.S. dollar exchange rate.
A. increase; decrease B. decrease; decrease C. decrease; increase D. increase; increase