One source of structural unemployment is ________
A) the seasonal character of production in some industries, e.g. agriculture in Alaska during winter months
B) falling sales in an economic downturn
C) wage rigidity
D) high search costs
C
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Refer to the scenario above. You should use ________ to arrive at a decision
A) backward induction B) forward induction C) mixed strategies D) prisoners' dilemma
If the accounting profit equals $200,000 and implicit costs equal $40,000, the economic profit equals
a. $240,000. b. $200,000. c. $160,000. d. $40,000.
The demand and supply functions for sweatshirts (the basic grey kind) are as follows:
Demand Supply Quantity Quantity Demanded Supplied Price (per period) Price (per period) $10 15,000 $10 22,000 9 15,500 9 19,000 8 16,000 8 16,000 7 16,500 7 13,000 6 17,000 6 10,000 5 17,500 5 7,000 4 18,000 4 4,000 3 18,500 3 1,000 2 19,000 2 0 a. Graph the demand and supply functions for sweatshirts and find the equilibrium price and quantity. b. What effect will an increase in the price of gym shoes (a complement) have on the equilibrium price and quantity of sweatshirts, all else constant? Illustrate the effect using your graph. c. What effect will a wage increase for workers in the sweatshirt industry have on the equilibrium price and quantity of sweatshirts, all else constant? Illustrate the effect using your graph.
Which of the following generally occurs when a central bank pursues contractionary monetary policy?
A) the central bank purchases bonds and the interest rate increases. B) the central bank purchases bonds and the interest rate decreases. C) the central bank sells bonds and the interest rate increases. D) the central bank sells bonds and the interest rate decreases.