This year a new oil field with substantial reserves has been discovered. Such discoveries are not made every year. Therefore an increase in the demand for oil will:
A) increase the long-run price of oil more than the short-run price of oil.
B) increase the long-run price of oil less than the short-run price of oil.
C) ensure the long-run price of oil and short-run price of oil increase by the same amount.
D) ensure that the short-run price of oil falls.
E) ensure that the short-run price of oil remains unchanged.
B
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Which of the following is an example of a barter transaction?
A) An individual pays her electric bill with a check. B) An individual pays her electric bill with currency. C) An individual provides three light bulbs to her neighbor in exchange for two gallons of milk. D) An individual deposits three twenty-dollar bills in her checking account.
Using Figure 1 above, if the aggregate demand curve shifts from AD1 to AD2 the result in the long run would be:
A. P1 and Y2. B. P2 and Y2. C. P3 and Y1. D. P2 and Y3.