Which of the following is an example of money illusion?

A) An individual is willing to work more hours when the nominal wage rises by 10 percent and the overall price level rises by 5 percent.
B) An individual is willing to work more hours when the nominal wage rises by 10 percent and the overall price level rises by 20 percent.
C) An individual will neither increase nor decrease the number of hours she is willing to work when the nominal wage rises by 10 percent and the overall price level rises by 10 percent.
D) none of the above


B

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When actual output is less than potential output there is a(n):

A. trade deficit. B. budget deficit. C. recessionary gap. D. budget surplus.

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If a 10 percent change in the price of a good caused a 10 percent change in the quantity demanded of the good, we would say that over this range of prices the good has a(n)

A) elastic demand. B) inelastic demand. C) perfectly elastic demand. D) unit elasticity of demand.

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