Using the aggregate expenditure-output model, assume the aggregate expenditures (AE) line is above the 45-degree line at full-employment GDP. This vertical distance is called a(n):

a. inflationary gap.
b. recessionary gap.
c. negative GDP gap.
d. marginal propensity to consume gap.

a

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Kate and Alice are small-town ready-mix concrete duopolists. The market demand function is Qd = 20,000 - 200P where P is the price of a cubic yard of concrete and Qd is the number of cubic yards demanded per year. Marginal cost is $80 per cubic yard. Suppose Kate enters the market first and chooses her output before Alice. What is Alice's profit maximizing output?

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