Suppose an attorney has hired a very well-educated secretary that is not only more productive in filing briefs but also more productive at typing than he is
Can you provide any explanation for why it might still make sense for him to continue filing briefs while the secretary continues to do the typing?
Even though the attorney may be less productive at filing briefs than his own secretary it might be that he is able to do this at a lower opportunity cost than his secretary. On the other hand the secretary's opportunity cost of typing may be less than that of the attorney.
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a) firms will spend less on new business buildings and business equipment and households will want to spend less building new homes. b) the interest rate falls because people will want to hold more money and so sell bonds. c) the interest falls because people will want to hold less money and so buy more bonds. d) firms will spend more on new business buildings and business equipment and households will want to spend more on building new homes.
In a short-run macroeconomic equilibrium, potential GDP exceeds real GDP. If aggregate demand does not change, then the
A) short-run aggregate supply curve will shift rightward as the money wage rate falls. B) short-run aggregate supply curve will shift leftward as the money wage rate rises. C) long-run aggregate supply curve will shift leftward as the money wage rate rises. D) long-run aggregate supply curve will shift leftward as the money wage rate falls.