Suppose the small country of Trantor has a steady growth rate of 2.5 percent. Its GDP is expected to double in

An observer of the economy notices that over the past 12 months the unemployment rate has fallen from 7.0 percent to 6.5 percent. During the same time, the rate of growth in real GDP has been positive. From this information we might conclude that

A) inflation is not occurring. B) an expansion is occurring in the economy. C) a recession is in progress. D) a trough in the business cycle will soon be reached.

The manager-stockholder conflict generally becomes worse

A) the smaller the firm. B) the larger the firm. C) the more the firm borrows from banks. D) the less the firm borrows from banks.