The United States produces ____ of what it consumes, and consumes ____ of what it produces
a. little, little
b. little, most
c. most, little
d. most, most
d
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When an economy experiences a recession there is
A) a rightward shift of the short-run Phillips curve. B) a leftward shift of the short-run Phillips curve. C) no change in the short-run Phillips curve. D) a downward movement along the short-run Phillips curve. E) an upward movement along the short-run Phillips curve.
Specialty chocolate bars with a high cocoa content have been drawing a lot of attention in gourmet circles in 2008 but the price of cocoa beans has increased more than 44 percent in this time period
In response to the increase in the price of cocoa beans, Rogue Chocolatier has increased the price of their gourmet chocolate bars by 20 percent. Rogue observes the quantity of their bars sold decreased by 15 percent. Based on this news clip, what does the price elasticity of demand for gourmet chocolate bars equal? A) 0.75 B) 1.25 C) 1 D) 0.66
A monopsony maximizes its profit by hiring the level of employment that sets
A) labor supply equal to labor demand. B) the value of marginal product equal to the wage. C) the value of marginal product equal to the marginal cost of labor. D) the value of marginal product equal to the demand for labor.
The learning curve
A) is really no different from a marginal cost curve. B) calculates average cost at a particular point in time. C) shows the decrease in unit cost as more of the same product is produced over time. D) None of the above