Which of the following statements about wage setting is true?
A) most workers in the U.S. have their wages set by formal contracts.
B) formal contracts play a more important role in Japan and Western Europe than in the United States.
C) the minimum wage in the U.S. is about 75% of the average wage.
D) all of the above
B
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When Ford increases the production of cars in Romania, which of the following occurs?
A) GDP in the United States rises. B) GNP in the United States rises. C) GNP in Romania rises. D) Both A and C occur.
After a period of price stability in the 1990s, housing prices increased dramatically during 2002-2005 because
a. regulations designed to make housing more affordable increased the demand for housing and drove housing prices upward. b. regulations designed to make housing more affordable decreased the number of sub-prime loans and made home buying a safer investment. c. mortgage lending standards tightened, and therefore mortgage loans for housing were only available to buyers purchasing highly expensive homes. d. home buyers were putting more money down and requiring more return on their investment, driving housing prices up.