In the short run, a surplus federal budget _____

The above figure shows the market for gasoline. When a hurricane destroys a major refinery that refines oil into gasoline, the

A) demand curve for gasoline shifts from D1 to D2 and the supply curve of gasoline does not shift. B) demand curve for gasoline shifts from D1 to D2 and the supply curve of gasoline shifts from S2 to S1. C) demand curve for gasoline does not shift, and the supply curve of gasoline shifts from S2 to S1. D) demand curve for gasoline does not shift, and the supply curve of gasoline shifts from S1 to S2.

Which of the following is true about unemployment?

a. the benchmark high-employment level is most likely between 3 and 4 percent b. In recent years, the appropriate benchmark high-employment level has risen. c. Based on the experience of the 1960s, a 7 percent unemployment rate was too low to be sustained without a buildup of inflationary pressure d. During the 1970s, the benchmark high-employment level rose but this was not observed by economists at the time.