Pizza and hamburgers are substitutes for consumers. A fall in the price of a pizza ________ the price of a hamburger and ________ the quantity of hamburgers

A) raises; increases
B) raises; decreases
C) lowers; increases
D) lowers; decreases

D

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The above figure shows the market for winter jackets. In an effort to keep the nation warm, the president places a price ceiling of $100 in the market for winter jackets. As a result, there is a

A) shortage equal to 150,000 jackets. B) surplus equal to 150,000 jackets. C) surplus equal to 300,000 jackets. D) shortage equal to 250,000 jackets. E) shortage equal to 100,000 jackets.

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During the 1970s, real shocks to the U.S. economy caused:

a. an increase in both aggregate demand and aggregate supply. b. an increase in both the price level and the unemployment rate. c. a leftward shift of the Phillips curve. d. a decline in inflation but higher unemployment. e. a decline in both the price level and the unemployment rate.

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