Suppose when the price of pizza goes from $8 to $12 per pie, production increases from 2,500 pies to 4,000 pies per month. Using the mid-point method, the percentage change in price is:
A. 0.35
B. 1.31
C. 46 percent
D. 40 percent
Answer: D
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A) publicly announced an inflation reduction policy and created a recession. B) took no action so that the inflation rate skyrocketed. C) created an unexpected inflation reduction policy and created a recession. D) created an unexpected inflation reduction policy and created an expansion. E) publicly announced an inflation reduction policy and created an expansion. The figure above shows some Phillips curves for an economy.
The demand for loanable funds curve shows that as the ________ interest rate increases, there will be ________ the curve
A) nominal; a rightward shift in B) real; a rightward shift in C) nominal; movement down along D) real; movement up along.
Arthur Bach is worth $780 million dollars. He goes into an upscale men's store and buys 32 green sweaters, each costing $200 . If Arthur has maximized his utility from this purchase, what is the marginal utility of the thirty-third green sweater?
a. cannot tell b. greater than $200 c. less than $200 d. 0 e. $200
Why does increasing employment not necessarily increase living standards?
a. Productivity always increases as employment increases. b. Living standards and employment are always positively related. c. Increasing employment may not be accompanied by higher real wages d. There is no upper limit to labor force participation. e. Real wages are not adjusted for inflation.