It once took 90 percent of our population to grow our food. It now takes only 3 percent of the population to grow our food. Which of the following statements is true?
a. This loss of jobs has been detrimental to our economy.
b. The government should provide subsidies to encourage more people to become farmers.
c. The reduction in the number of farmers explains the increase in the price of food.
d. This is progress because freed-up labor is used to produce other goods.
Answer: d. This is progress because freed-up labor is used to produce other goods.
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a. buyers of tea and sellers of tea both are made worse off. b. buyers of tea are made worse off, and the well-being of sellers is unaffected. c. buyers of tea are made worse off, and sellers of tea are made better off. d. the well-being of both buyers of tea and sellers of tea is unaffected.
The unemployment rate equals the number of unemployed divided by the ________, all times 100
A) number of employed B) labor force C) working-age population D) total population
Refer to Figure 6-12. Suppose the diagram shows the supply curves for a product in the short run and in the long run. Which supply curve represents supply in the short run and which curve represents supply in the long run?
A) Either SA or SB could represent supply in the long run; in the short run the supply curve must be a horizontal line. B) SA represents supply in the short run and SB represents supply in the long run. C) Either SA or SB could represent supply in the short run; in the long run the supply curve must be a vertical line. D) SB represents supply in the short run and SA represents supply in the long run.
Suppose that the interest rate is so low that banks currently refuse to make loans. An increase in the supply of high-powered money will
A) have no effect on the money supply if all the new high-powered money ends up as bank reserves. B) have no effect on the money supply if all the new high-powered money ends up as cash in the hands of the nonbank public. C) raise the money supply depending on banks reserve-holding ratio. D) All of the above are correct.