The coordinates of point A are 30 units of X and 70 units of Y. The coordinates of point B are 28 units of X and 76 units of Y. With X on the horizontal axis and Y on the vertical axis, the slope of the line between points A and B is

If the economy is growing beyond potential real GDP, which of the following would be an appropriate fiscal policy to bring the economy back to long-run aggregate supply? An increase in

A) oil prices. B) taxes. C) government purchases. D) the money supply and a decrease in interest rates.

According to the text, economics offers the business person

A) a substitute for the accounting department. B) a substitute for the marketing department. C) a way to forecast demand. D) an approach to thinking. E) a replacement for the personnel department.