An increase in the wage rate of steel workers will reduce the supply of steel.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: True.
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Amy can study for an hour or spend that hour sleeping or going out for dinner. If she decides to study for the hour, the opportunity cost of the hour spent studying is
A) sleeping or going out for dinner, whichever she would have preferred the most. B) definitely going to slee
Refer to Table 25-1. Suppose a transaction changes a bank's balance sheet as indicated in the T-account, and the required reserve ratio is 10 percent. As a result of the transaction, the bank has excess reserves of
A) $0. B) $400. C) $3,600. D) $4,000. Table 25-2 Assets Liabilities Reserves +$8,000 Deposits + $8,000
Suppose the government reduces its budget deficit at the same time that energy prices rise sharply. Which of the following is most likely to happen?
a. The price level will rise, since higher energy prices increase the cost of production b. Real GDP will fall since both events will tend to cause an economic contraction. c. The price level will fall because the aggregate demand curve has shifted leftward. d. Real GDP will rise as less government spending leads to more opportunities for the private sector. e. Both the price level and real GDP will fall.
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Refer to . Suppose the same S and D curves apply, and a tax of the same amount per unit as shown here is imposed. Now, however, the sellers of the good, rather than the buyers, are required to pay the tax to the government. Now, relative to the case depicted in the figure,
a.
the burden on buyers will be larger and the burden on sellers will be smaller.
b.
the burden on buyers will be smaller and the burden on sellers will be larger.
c.
the burden on buyers will be the same and the burden on sellers will be the same.
d.
The relative burdens in the two cases cannot be determined without further information.