If an individual can produce a good or service with a lower opportunity cost than another individual, then he or she is said to have the comparative advantage
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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In his second term, President George W. Bush revived his earlier proposal to
A. eliminate entirely the Social Security taxes paid by employers. B. place some Social Security taxes of young workers in private accounts under their control. C. place all Social Security taxes of young workers in private accounts under their control. D. reduce by one-half the Social Security tax rates on employers.
When there is a recessionary gap, inflation will ________, in response to which the Federal Reserve will ________ real interest rates, and output will ________.
A. decline; lower; decline B. increase; raise; decline C. decline; lower; expand D. decline; raise; decline
The real wage rate is $35 an hour. At this wage rate there are 100 billion labor hours supplied and 200 billion labor hours demanded. There is a
A) shortage of 300 billion hours of labor. B) shortage of 100 billion hours of labor. C) surplus of 100 billion hours of labor. D) surplus of 300 billion hours of labor. E) shortage of 200 billion hours of labor.
Which of the following is characteristic of indifference curves?
a. They are negatively sloped. b. They never intersect. c. They are convex toward the origin. d. All of the above are correct.