Which of the following occupations is projected to be the fastest growing in the U.S. in terms of percentage increases?
A. Medical assistants.
B. Biomedical engineers.
C. Personal care aides.
D. Software engineers.
Answer: C
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The opportunity cost of an activity is
a. zero if you choose the activity voluntarily b. the amount of money spent on the activity c. the value of the best alternative not chosen d. the sum of benefits from all of the sacrificed alternatives e. the difference between the benefits and the costs of that activity
The actual deadweight loss from monopoly in the U.S. may be greater than calculated estimates because some
a. monopolies experience strong economies of scale b. monopolists spend resources to secure and maintain their monopoly c. monopolists may purposely keep price lower than its profit-maximizing level, in order to increase barriers to entry d. monopolists' markets are contestable e. monopolists' prices and profits are regulated by the government
Within the AD/AS model, if an unanticipated reduction in aggregate demand results in less than the full-employment rate of output,
a. the natural rate of unemployment will increase. b. long-run aggregate supply will increase. c. lower resource prices and declining interest rates will direct the economy back to full employment. d. higher resource prices and rising interest rates will direct the economy back to full employment.
Figure 8.8 shows demand, marginal revenue, and costs of a duopolist. Suppose that the two duopolists have the same costs. If the two firms form a cartel and charge the profit-maximizing monopoly price, then compared to perfect competition, each firm's profit will be ________ and the total output level will be ________.
A. greater; greater B. greater; smaller C. smaller; greater D. smaller; smaller