A sudden increase in immigration would be considered a(n):

A. interest-rate shock.
B. short-run supply shock.
C. long-run supply shock.
D. A change in immigration would not affect any of these.


Answer: C

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a. Area C + D
b. Area E + H
c. Area A + B
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A. 800. B. 600. C. 400. D. 1,200.

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In the long run, when an increase in the quantity of output decreases average total cost, this is called:

A. economies of scale. B. diseconomies of scale. C. constant economies to scale. D. minimum average total cost.

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The U.S. market for interbank borrowing and lending is called the:

a. Primary market. b. Secondary market. c. Money market. d. Eurodollar market. e. Federal funds markets.

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