The highest point of the economy, before the recession begins, is called

a. the business cycle.
b. an upswing.
c. the peak.
d. the trough.


c. the peak.

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A. Lack of effort. B. Limited infrastructure. C. Lack of machinery. D. Inferior technology.

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The figure above shows the demand, marginal revenue, and marginal cost curves for Paul's Parrot pillows, a single-price monopoly producer of pillows stuffed with parrot feathers

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Since 1900, real GDP per capita in the United States has ________ in the short run and has ________ in the long run

A) fluctuated; displayed a strong upward trend B) remained fairly stagnant; grown considerably C) decreased more often than it has increased; increased more often than it has decreased D) grown at a stable and consistent rate; wildly fluctuated

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