Iggie took a university teaching job as an assistant professor in 1980 at a salary of $15,000 . By 2011, she had been promoted to full professor, with a salary of $70,000 . If the price index was 82 in 1980 and 225 in 2011, then what is Iggie's 1980 salary in 2011 dollars?

Employment in the tertiary sector in the 20th century showed

(a) a marked cyclical tendency in harmony with the business cycle. (b) a leveling off in times of recession. (c) a downturn during cyclical expansions. (d) a steady increase since 1900.

Imagine that the U.S. economy is in equilibrium at full employment without inflation where national income is at $6,700 billion. The MPC = 0.8 . If massive flooding along the Mississippi River leads Congress to approve a spending package of $10 billion to aid flood victims, the government must also take which of the following actions to keep the economy in equilibrium at full employment without

inflation? a. increase taxes by $10 billion b. decrease taxes by $10 billion c. cut other government spending programs by $7.5 billion d. increase taxes by $12.5 billion e. decrease taxes by $12.5 billion