When demand is perfectly inelastic, the price elasticity of demand
a. is zero, and the demand curve is vertical.
b. is zero, and the demand curve is horizontal.
c. approaches infinity, and the demand curve is vertical.
d. approaches infinity, and the demand curve is horizontal.
a
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Referring to a production possibilities curve and the goods being compared, depict the economic event. The bubonic plague (Black Death) in the 1300s killed one-third of Europe's population (capital goods vs. consumer goods).
A. A movement from a point inside the curve to a point on or near the curve B. A movement from a point on or near the curve to a point inside the curve C. A shift in the entire curve to the right (outward) D. A shift in the entire curve to the left (inward)
The Clinton administration inherited a budget deficit from its predecessor. President Clinton instituted major tax increases that
A) reduced the budget deficit but increased the federal debt. B) reduced the size of the deficit but could not eliminate it. C) increased the budget deficit during his entire term. D) brought the budget into balance and eventually into a surplus.
In the consumption function, suppose a = 60, c = 0.75, Y = 3000, and T = 800. Consumption expenditure is
A) 2910. B) 2245. C) 1710. D) 1590. E) 1510.
According to Gordon, which of the following is NOT a plausible explanation for a decrease in the measured growth of capital per worker in the United States after 1973?
A) higher inflation causes overtaxation and discourages saving B) increased labor force participation by women C) slower growth in the capital stock D) lower real wages in response to supply shocks in the 1970s