Suppose the current situation is such that the price level is 120, real GDP is $17 trillion, and GDP along the long-run aggregate supply curve is $16.6 trillion. What will take place to restore the long-run equilibrium?
A) The price level will fall until long-run aggregate supply increases to $17 trillion.
B) The price level will fall and money wage rates will rise until real GDP along the long-run aggregate supply curve is $17 trillion.
C) Money wage rates will rise until real GDP reaches $16.6 trillion.
D) Aggregate demand will increase until both short-run and long-run aggregate supply equal $17 trillion.
C
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Using the HO model, assume that the United States is capital abundant and Mexico is labor abundant. If soybeans are capital intensive and avocados are labor intensive,
A) Mexico will produce more soybeans once trade is introduced. B) the United States will produce more avocados once trade is introduced. C) avocado prices in the United States will fall once trade begins. D) soybean prices in Mexico will rise once trade begins.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. About 25 percent of the U.S. population earns an income below the poverty line. b. About 50 percent of blacks earn an income below the poverty line. c. Since 1980 the fraction of persons below the poverty level has risen sharply. d. None of these.