The fact that output gaps will not last indefinitely, but will be closed by rising or falling inflation is the economy's:
A. income-expenditure multiplier.
B. self-correcting property.
C. short-run equilibrium property.
D. long-run equilibrium property.
Answer: B
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A) the market value of all goods and services produced in the economy, including intermediate goods B) the market value of all goods and services less depreciation C) the constant dollar value of all goods produced in the economy during a year period D) the total market value of all final goods and services produced in the economy during a year
The mean (average) U.S. family income in 2012 was approximately
A) $15,000. B) $71,000. C) $51,000. D) $100,000.
The "Buy American" provision in the 2009 stimulus package required that stimulus money be spent only on U.S.-made goods, effectively acting as a quota of zero imports when stimulus money was being spent
The "Buy American" provision would ________ consumer surplus and ________ producer surplus for industries that produced protected products in the United States. A) decrease; increase B) decrease; decrease C) increase; increase D) increase; decrease
A multi-plant firm has three plants and, at its current production levels, the marginal cost of production at each of the three plants is $2. If the firm is perfectly competitive and the market price of its product is $6, which of the following is true?
A) The firm should decrease output at each of the plants to maximize profit. B) The firm is producing the profit-maximizing total output. C) The firm should exactly triple output in each of the plants to maximize profit. D) The firm should increase output at each of the plants to maximize profit.