Suppose Congress passes an investment tax credit that increases the quantity of investment goods that firms demand at any given interest rate. Which of the following would you expect to occur as a result of this change?
a. In the short run, unemployment will increase and inflation will fall.
b. In the short run, unemployment will increase and inflation will rise.
c. In the short run, unemployment will decrease and inflation will rise.
d. In the short run, unemployment will decrease and inflation will fall.
c
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Suppose that the inflation rate has been 3 percent per year for several years, and the unemployment rate has been stable at 5 percent. Unanticipated changes in government policy cause the inflation rate to increase to 6 percent
In the short run, we would expect the unemployment rate to A) increase, but the exact amount cannot be known for sure. B) decrease. C) increase to 10 percent. D) remain constant.
The figure above shows Diane's demand curve for soda. The price of a soda is $1.00. Diane's consumer surplus from her 10th soda is
A) $0.00. B) $0.50. C) $1.00. D) $1.50. E) $2.50.