It takes Anne 3 hours to make a pie and 4 hours to make a shirt. It takes Mary 2 hours to make a pie and 5 hours to make a shirt. Anne should specialize in making shirts and Mary should specialize in making pies, and they should trade

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

True

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Starting from long-run equilibrium, a large tax increase will result in a(n) ________ gap in the short-run and ________ inflation and ________ output in the long-run.

A. recessionary; lower; potential B. expansionary; lower; potential C. expansionary; higher; potential D. recessionary; lower; lower

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Refer to the information provided in Figure 5.7 below to answer the question(s) that follow.   Figure 5.7The above figure represents the market for pumpkins both before and after the imposition of an excise tax, which is represented by the shift of the supply curve.Refer to Figure 5.7. Had the demand for pumpkins been perfectly inelastic at Point A, the amount customers would have paid per pumpkin after the imposition of this tax would have been

A. $0. B. $5.50. C. $7.25. D. $8.50.

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