The central bank of a country had, for a time, focused so strongly on reducing inflation that the level of unemployment increased beyond control. Currently, the central bank focuses so strongly on controlling unemployment that the inflation rate has increased. The main problem faced by the central bank is _____
a. it only focuses on a single factor
b. it overestimates the inflation rate
c. it does not consider the presence of disguised employment
d. it is easily influenced by large business houses
a
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Governments sometime create an excess demand for a product by setting a maximum price that is less than the equilibrium price, resulting in a permanent excess demand for the product. This is known as a price floor
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The price elasticity of demand is a measure of
A) the equilibrium price of a product. B) buyers' responsiveness to changes in the price of a product. C) the amount of a product purchased when income increases. D) whether a product is a substitute or a complement. E) how much a change in demand affects the equilibrium price.
Suppose your tastes can be represented by the utility function 
. Your demand function for 
is
A.
.B.
.C.
D.
When the price of a product rises, the increase in quantity supplied will generally be greater in the long run than the short run because
a. producers maximize short-run, not long-run, profits. b. over time, new firms will enter the industry and old firms will expand their operations in response to the price increase. c. consumers are less resistant to higher prices in the long run than in the short run because they have fewer options in the long run. d. consumer income will expand in the long run, causing resource prices to rise, which will induce producers to increase output.