A newspaper article informs you that most businesses reduced production in the last quarter but also sold from their inventories during the last quarter. Based on this information GDP likely

a. increased.
b. decreased.
c. stayed the same.
d. may have increased, decreased, or stayed the same.


b

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. Slows the growth of technology, which serves as an important correction for the economy. B. Increases the pace of innovation and economic growth. C. Slows the pace of innovation and economic growth. D. Helps keep inefficient firms out of the industry.

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Suppose the Move It! exercise chain has revenues of $45 million, accounting costs of $15 million, and currently has issued 10 million shares of stocks selling at $90 each. Compute the price-earning ratio. Show your work. Is this ratio relatively high or low? What might an increase in the price-earnings ratio indicate?

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