A price floor set above the equilibrium price is binding
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Among the nations listed, which of the following has the most open economy?
A. Germany B. The Netherlands C. The United States D. Japan E. Canada
Suppose the money wage rate and the price level both fall by 5 percent. As a result
A) the quantity of labor demanded increases. B) the quantity of labor demanded decreases. C) the quantity of labor demanded does not change because there is no change in the real wage. D) people are worse off and there is more unemployment.
A decrease in the demand for loanable funds and a leftward shift of the demand for loanable funds curve results from
A) an increase in the real interest rate. B) technological improvements. C) tax cuts. D) decreases in the expected profit.
Refer to Table 11-5. Suzette's Fancy Packaging subcontracts with Sunshineland Pecans to box dried fruit and nuts for Suzette's mail order business. Suzette rents space for her factory for $400 a week in a nearby strip mall
She can hire temporary workers for $200 a week. Table 11-5 above shows her output and cost data. Use the table to answer questions a-e. a. Complete the table. b. In the last week of summer Suzette closes her business to go on a family vacation. What are her costs during that week? c. In one week Suzette exactly breaks even. If her revenue for the week is $1,200, how many boxes of fruit and nuts did she produce? d. Judging from the marginal product of labor data, would you say that Suzette had to settle for increasingly unproductive workers? Explain your answer. e. Suzette has received an order for 1,500 boxes of nuts per week for the next 3 months. If she expects the trend in the marginal product of labor will continue in the same direction, what do you think she should do? Should she not commit until she can move to a larger space or should she just hire more workers? Explain your answer.