Slow growth in US incomes during the 1970s and 1980s was primarily due to
a. slow productivity growth in the US.
b. increased competition from Japan.
c. increased competition from European countries.
d. a rapid decrease in the quantity of money in the economy.
a
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Refer to Figure 4.1, which shows Molly's and Ryan's individual demand curves for compact discs per month. Assuming Molly and Ryan are the only consumers in the market, if the market quantity demanded is 15, the price must be
A) $0. B) $6. C) $9. D) $15.
Demand for luxuries tends to be
a. elastic. b. inelastic. c. indeterminate. d. unit elastic.
The money demand curve, against possible levels of interest rates, has a
A) negative slope. B) zero slope. C) positive slope. D) positive slope for low levels of money demand, and a negative slope for high levels of money demand.
Assume the income elasticity of a good has been calculated to be +0.83. Based on this information, we can infer that the good is:
A) a normal good and a luxury. B) an inferior good and a necessity. C) a normal good and a necessity. D) an inferior good and a luxury.