In the short run, open-market sales
a. increase the price level and real GDP.
b. decrease the price level and real GDP.
c. increases the price level and decreases real GDP.
d. decreases the price level and increases real GDP.
b
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Cooperation among people in an urban, industrialized society
A) becomes more difficult as transaction costs increase. B) is dependent upon people having a detailed, specific knowledge of the wants and abilities of others. C) is impossible once the number increases beyond a few thousand. D) requires coordination by central-planning committees. E) will not occur unless most people approve of the goals and values of others.
You have the following demand equation for a pack of cigarettes: Q = 200 - 0.30P with the average quantity 3 packs and average price $3.00 per pack. What is the price elasticity?
A) 0.30 B) -0.30 C) 1.0 D) -1.0
If GDP is expected to increase at a steady rate of 3% per year, how many years would it take for living standards to double?
a. 10 b. 20 c. 24 d. 30
A worker will become indifferent between spending the next hour on work or leisure if the benefit of another hour of work is:
A. less than the opportunity cost. B. exactly equal to the opportunity cost. C. constant for each additional hour worked. D. greater than the opportunity cost.