One of the objectives of the health-care reform bills passed in March 2010 was to bring _____________ people into the pool of insured persons so that insurance policies would become ________________. However, provisions in the bill are likely to make the average cost of an insurance policy _____________ than it would have been without reform
A) fewer; cheaper; lower
B) fewer; more expensive; lower
C) more; cheaper; lower
D) more; cheaper; higher
E) none of the above
D
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The natural rate hypothesis concludes that when the inflation rate unexpectedly increases, the unemployment rate ________
But when the higher inflation rate becomes the expected inflation rate, the unemployment rate then ________ until it reaches the ________ unemployment rate. A) decreases; decreases; natural B) increases; decreases; natural C) decreases; increases; natural D) increases; decreases; minimum E) decreases; increases; maximum
Your company makes copper pipes. Over the years, you have collected a large inventory of raw copper. The production process involves melting the copper and shaping it into pipes. You also have a large stockpile of pennies
Suppose the price of copper rises so much that the copper in the penny becomes worth more than one cent. Should you melt down your pennies?
If aggregate expenditures (AE) are less than aggregate output (real GDP), then firms will:
a. have unplanned inventory accumulation. b. earn above-average profits. c. expand production and hire more workers. d. be raising their prices.
__________ plus __________ plus __________ equals ___________
a. Total deposits, loans, required reserves, excess reserves. b. Loans, required reserves, excess reserves, total deposits. c. Required reserves, total deposits, excess reserves, loans. d. Excess reserves, loans, total deposits, required reserves.