Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large increase in government purchases will result in a(n) ________ gap in the short-run and ________ inflation and ________ output in the long-run.
A. expansionary; higher; potential
B. recessionary; higher; potential
C. recessionary; lower; lower
D. expansionary; higher; higher
Answer: A
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If the real wage is equal to 8 widgets, and only an integer number of workers can be hired, the Gizmo company should hire
A) 2 workers. B) 3 workers. C) 4 workers. D) 5 workers.
Figure 6-3
In Figure 6-3(a), at any price above $6, quantity demanded
A. falls to zero. B. becomes infinitely large. C. equals price. D. equals the elasticity of demand.
Although firms earn zero profits in the long run, why is the outcome from monopolistic competition considered to be inefficient?
A) Price exceeds marginal cost. B) Quantity is lower than the perfectly competitive outcome. C) Goods are not identical. D) A and B are correct. E) B and C are correct.
The law of demand assumes that as the price of a good increases,
a. people recognize that its price may be even higher in the future, so they buy now rather than later b. consumers tend to shift their purchases to relatively cheaper substitutes c. people will buy less of it in the hope that the good will be cheaper in the future d. the consumer's money income increases, and he or she is less able to buy all goods, including the good whose price has increased e. the consumer's money income decreases, and if the product is a normal good, more will be purchased