If the price level rises by 2 percent and workers' money wages increase by 2 percent, then the
A) quantity of labor supply decreases.
B) quantity of labor supply increases.
C) quantity of labor supplied does not change because there is no change in the real wage rate.
D) More information about the dollar change in the price level and money wage rate are needed to answer the question.
C
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Refer to the above figure. Suppose the economy is in equilibrium at point A
If the Fed tries to stimulate the economy by undertaking an expansionary monetary policy action and this is not expected by the people in the economy, we would expect to see A) aggregate supply shifts up as people anticipate the effects of the expansionary monetary system. In the short run, real GDP falls to $13 trillion and the price level rises to 120. In the long run, real GDP returns to $14 trillion, and the price level increases further, to 150. B) aggregate demand increases but people would anticipate this, causing the short-run aggregate supply curve to shift up at the same time, with the new equilibrium of $14 trillion of real GDP and a price level of 100. C) aggregate demand increases, real GDP increases, and the price level increases in the short run. In the long run, people realize the real situation, causing the short-run aggregate supply curve to shift u
The unemployment rate is measured as
A) the number of people that want to work but cannot find jobs out of the entire population. B) the percentage of people in the labor force who are unemployed. C) an indicator to determine long-term economic growth. D) an indicator for potential inflation.