Suppose the equilibrium price in a perfectly competitive industry is $10 and a firm in the industry charges $12. Which of the following will happen?
A) The firm will sell more output than its competitors.
B) The firm will not sell any output.
C) The firm's revenue will increase.
D) The firm's profits will increase.
B
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A consumer price index of 160 in 1996 with a base year of 1982-1984 would mean that the cost of the market basket
A) equaled $160 in 1983. B) rose 160% from the cost of the market basket in the base year. C) rose 60% from the cost of the market basket in the base year. D) equaled $160 in 1996.
In the long run, an increase in the money supply growth rate
a. shifts both the long-run and the short-run Phillips curves right. b. shifts the long-run Phillips curve left and the short-run Phillips curve right. c. shifts the long-run Phillips curve right and the short-run Phillips curve left. d. None of the above is correct.
Which of the following statements is true of the economy in the long run? In the long run,
1. real GDP eventually moves to potential because all wages and prices are assumed to be flexible. 2. the economy can achieve its natural level of employment and potential output at any price level. 3. there is no cyclical unemployment. A. I only B. I and II only C. I and III only D. I, II, and III
Since Social Security is a pay-as-you-go program, the funds for the people retiring today
A) come from those of us working today and in the future. B) come from the Federal Reserve. C) come from import taxes. D) come from foreign sales of gold.