If the price level increases by 5 percent and the nominal wage increases by 3.5 percent, the real wage will decrease by 1.5 percent.

a. true
b. false


a. true

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a. spending b. saving c. income d. wealth e. none of the above

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Savings-and-loans are now federally insured through the

A) FDIC. B) FSLIC. C) NCUSIF. D) Comptroller of the Currency.

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Firms tend to raise the price of their goods after acquiring a firm that sells a substitute good because

a. They lose market power b. There is an increase in the overall demand for their products c. The bundle has a more elastic demand than individual goods d. The bundle has a more inelastic demand than individual goods

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The sum of past federal budget deficits increases the:

a. GDP debt. b. trade debt plus debt. c. national debt. d. Congressional debt.

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