In a market economy, economic activity is guided by
a. the government.
b. central planners.
c. large businesses.
d. prices and self-interest.
d
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Country A has a lower stock of capital than Country B, but the supply of labor in both the countries is equal
A) An additional unit of capital will increase output in Country A only if there is an increase in the total efficiency units of labor. B) The increase in output due an additional unit of capital will be larger in Country A than in Country B. C) The increase in output due an additional unit of capital will be smaller in Country A than in Country B. D) An additional unit of capital will increase output in Country B only if there is an increase in the total efficiency units of labor.
People know that the inflation rate will increase from 3 percent to 5 percent. As a result
A) the nominal interest rate falls by 2 percentage points. B) the nominal interest rate is constant. C) the nominal interest rate rises by 2 percentage points. D) the real interest rate rises by 2 percentage points.
College-age athletes who drop out of college to play professional sports
a. are not rational decision makers. b. are well aware that their opportunity cost of attending college is very high. c. are concerned more about present circumstances than their future. d. underestimate the value of a college education.
Suppose the Chinese yuan increases in its value relative to the U.S. dollar. In the U.S. economy,
A. the price level will fall and real GDP will increase if the increase in aggregate supply is greater than the decrease in aggregate demand. B. the price level will fall and real GDP will decrease if the decrease in aggregate demand is less than the increase in aggregate supply. C. the price level will increase and real GDP will fall if the increase in aggregate demand is less than the decrease in aggregate supply. D. the price level will increase and real GDP will fall if the decrease in aggregate demand is more than the increase in aggregate supply.