Which of the following would result in a decrease in aggregate demand?
a. A higher domestic price level
b. Higher raw materials prices
c. Higher rates of tax
d. Technological advances
e. Expansionary government policy
c
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Some economists argue that monopolistically competitive markets are inefficient because:
A. the firms earn economic profits in the long run. B. the firms' marginal costs and marginal revenues are not always equal. C. firms do not produce the output rate that would minimize their average total cost. D. barriers to entry are high.
The term "business cycle" refers to ________.
A) the periodic increases and decreases of the economy B) the periodic purchases of goods and services by the government C) the increases and decreases in the rate of inflation D) the periodic growth of the Federal Reserve system E) the periodic increases and decreases in the GDP due to seasonal factors