If the demand curve is linear and downward sloping, which of the following statements is not correct?
a. Demand is more elastic on the lower part of the demand curve than on the upper part.
b. Different pairs of points on the demand curve can result in different values of the price elasticity of demand.
c. Different pairs of points on the demand curve result in identical values of the slope of the demand curve.
d. Starting from a point on the upper part of the demand curve, an increase in price leads to a decrease in total revenue.
a
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A) can keep their labor costs down by not hiring any employees. B) have lower labor costs if they dislike working for anyone else than if they don't mind working for others. C) have no labor costs unless the business is incorporated. D) have the same labor costs as people who hire employees to run their businesses.
When someone asks how much money you made this year, they are using the term "money" correctly
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What happens to the monetary base if the domestic currency is undervalued (the central bank fixed the exchange rate below equilibrium) and the central bank intervenes to fix the exchange rate at its current level?
a. The change in the monetary base is ambiguous. b. The monetary base is only affected by interventions of the central bank when the domestic currency is overvalued. c. The monetary base will rise. d. The monetary base is never affected by interventions of the central bank. e. The monetary base will fall.
Which of the following would cause prices to rise and real GDP to fall in the short run?
a. an increase in the expected price level. b. an increase in the capital stock. c. an increase in the money supply. d. an increase in taxes.