A temporary decrease in the price of oil would be considered a:
A. long-run supply shock.
B. demand shock.
C. short-run supply shock.
D. The changing price of oil would not affect any of these.
Answer: C
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A. It made people less dependent on their cars. B. It was very bad for the construction industry. C. It left the cities with large concentrations of poor people. D. It raised the tax bases of most cities.
Is the stock of a corporation with an excellent earnings record likely to be a better buy than the stock of a corporation doing very badly?
A) No, because the price of each stock will reflect differing situations. B) Only if their different earnings records have persisted for several years. C) Yes, because stocks with large dividend returns to owners are always good buys. D) Yes, because the future is more likely to resemble the past than to differ from it in any systematic way.
Under fixed exchange rates, domestic asset transactions by the central bank
A) can be used to alter the level of foreign reserves but not to affect the state of employment and output. B) cannot be used to alter the level of foreign reserves but only to affect the state of employment and output. C) can be used to alter the level of foreign reserves and to affect the state of employment and output. D) can be used to alter the domestic money supply and the level of foreign reserves. E) can raise output to full-employment level.
High rates of unemployment are undesirable because: a. they cause increased levels of societal tension
b. society loses potential production of goods and services. c. families of the unemployed may find it difficult to survive. d. all of the above.