The economy of Alpha operates according to Okun's law. In Alpha, potential GDP equals $500 billion, actual GDP equals $520 billion, and the natural rate of unemployment is 5 percent. What is the actual rate of unemployment in Alpha?

It is often observed that the prices charged for gasoline by the various gas stations in a particular city tend to move together very closely. Is this an example of tacit collusion that should be prosecuted in the United States? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?

If slope = 2 for a line on a graph with x on the horizontal axis and y on the vertical axis, then if

a. x decreases by 4, y decreases by 8 b. x = -4, then y = -2 c. y decreases by 4, x decreases by 8 d. x = -4, y = -8 e. x increases by 4, y decreases by 8