Which of the following is characteristic of a downturn in the business cycle?

A. Higher unemployment rates
B. Higher prices
C. Growth in real output
D. Increased population


A. Higher unemployment rates

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Suppose a country's government is deciding whether or not to impose an import quota to protect the domestic automobile industry. Will the domestic steel-producing firms be in favor of a quota designed to protect the local automobile producers? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

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Refer to the graph shown. Assume the market is initially in equilibrium at point b in the graph but the imposition of a per-unit tax on this product shifts the supply curve up from S0 to S1. The welfare loss triangle from this tax is represented by area:

A. cfg. B. abdc. C. beg. D. abc.

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When local police and fire departments buy new cars for their operations, these are counted as part of:

A.  C B.  I g C.  G D.  X

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