The change in the cost of living over time is referred to as:

A. inflation.

B. substitution bias.

C. a fixed-weight price index.

D. real income.


A. inflation.

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If the price elasticity of demand is equal to 0, then demand is unit elastic

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

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A year-long drought that destroys most of the summer's crops would be considered a:

A. short-run supply shock. B. long-run demand shock. C. long-run supply shock. D. short-run demand shock.

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A. nominal cost; real cost B. marginal cost; nominal cost C. marginal benefit; marginal cost D. normative benefit; opportunity cost

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