Assume the U.S. population is 300 million. If 200 million people are of working age, 125 million are employed, and 15 million are unemployed, what is the size of the labor force?

Refer to Figure 24-2. Ceteris paribus, a decrease in productivity would be represented by a movement from

A) SRAS1 to SRAS2. B) SRAS2 to SRAS1. C) point A to point B. D) point B to point A.

When it comes to active policy making most economists agree that

A) active policy making should be used over passive policy making. B) it is unlikely that active policy making will have any long term effects on the economy. C) it is likely that active policy making will have long term effects on the economy. D) it will lead to long term shocks in the system.