A temporary increase in government purchases would ________ the domestic real interest rate and ________ net desired saving (desired saving less desired investment) in the economy

Fernando charges the restaurant Flaming Fernando's $1,000 annually for use of his name. If Fernando increases the fee for use of his name

A) the restaurant's average fixed cost, average variable cost, average total cost, and marginal cost curves all shift upward. B) the restaurant's average fixed cost, average total cost, and marginal cost curves shift upward. C) the restaurant's average variable cost, average total cost, and marginal cost curves shift upward. D) the restaurant's average fixed cost and average total cost curves shift upward.

In the 1980s, Japan agreed to limit the quantity of automobiles it would export to the United States. Why did the Japanese government agree to this trade restriction?

A) The Japanese government wanted more automobiles to be available for export to countries other than the United States. B) The Japanese government feared that the alternative would be a tariff or quota on imports of Japanese automobiles imposed by the U.S. government. C) The Japanese government wanted to limit sales to the United States in order to make more automobiles available for Japanese consumers. D) Japanese automobile producers lobbied for the restrictions in order to increase the price of their exports to the United States.