Answer- Correct option is 'C'
''A decrease in labour union strength leads to a reduction in average wage settlements'', this statement would describe a shift only in Canada's short run aggregate supply curve. A decrease in the wages causes an increase (rightward shift) of the short-run aggregate supply curve because lower wages decrease the overall cost of production.
Which of the following events would describe a shift only in Canada's short run agggregate supply...
1. Which of the following would shift the short-run aggregate supply curve to the right? A change in the law requiring overtime pay for anyone working more than 30 hours a week A reduction in the minimum wage An increase in oil prices An increase in payroll taxes 2. The fact that investors can always hold cash creates: an upward bound on nominal interest rates. negative nominal interest rates. a problem for monetary policymakers when the short-term interest rates approach...
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52. Which of the following statements best illastrates economic growh? a. An increase in the quantity of abour always leads to cconomic growth. b. Increased education adds to the stock of human capital, NOT unlike building factories, which adds to the stock of physical capital c. A decrease in the peoductivity of labour leads to economic growth d. An increase in the minimam wage will always lead to economic growth 53. Which of the following...
35. Which of the following will most likely cause a decrease in short-run aggregate supply (leftward shift) in the goods and services market? a. An increase in the productivity of labor b. A reduction in the price of crude oil, a major imported commodity c. An increase in resource prices d. Favorable weather conditions in agricultural areas. 36. The vertical long-run aggregate supply curve reflects the fact that in the long run, an increase in the price level. a. Will not alter the economy's maximum...
Which of the following would be considered INTANGIBLE capital? (a) a farmer’s tractor; (b) a tennis player’s racket; (c) a refrigerator in a restaurant; (d) WiFi at a Starbuck’s. More than likely, the economic value of production and the social value of production: (a) equal the size of the GDP; (b) are equal to one another; (c) depend upon IRS regulations; (d) can diverge from one another, perhaps because of environmental spillover effects from the creation of output. Which form...
SECTION A (50) Read the case study below and answer the questions. SHORT RUN STABILIZATION AND LONG RUN COMPETITIVENESS: THE LAVITAN CASE Growth of a young country Latvia – a small, young country on the east coast of the Baltic Sea – has recently earned the title of a ‘‘tiger’’. After gaining its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the country embarked upon a challenging road of transitioning from a planned to a market economy. The first decade proved...
10.) Which of the following is an example of an automatic stabilizer? A. The reduction in the money supply that occurs as banks become less willing to make loans during a recession B. The reduction in real wages that occurs as the economy goes into a recession C. The increase in government spending that occurs as the result of new spending bills passed by Congress D. The rise in tax revenue that occurs as a result of growth in real...
Question 50 (1 point) A(n) _____ in oil prices and a(n) _____ in taxes will shift short-run aggregate supply to the left. Question 50 options: a) decrease; increase b) decrease; decrease c) increase; decrease d) increase; increase Question 51 (1 point) Which of the following events will shift the aggregate demand curve to the right? Question 51 options: a) an increase in household debt b) a catastrophic hurricane hitting the northeastern United States c) a decrease in taxes d) a...
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Read the case study below and answer the questions. SHORT RUN STABILIZATION AND LONG RUN COMPETITIVENESS: THE LAVITAN CASE Growth of a young country Latvia - a small, young country on the east coast of the Baltic Sea -has recently earned the title of a "tiger". After gaining its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the country embarked upon a challenging road of transitioning from a...
6) in the U.S., which is not a specific stated goal of Government policies?: a) price stability b) full employment c) growth d) social well-being (welfare, or "happiness") 7) The unemployment rate is defined as: a) civilian labor force/civilian non-institutional population b) unemployed/civilian labor force 0) discouraged workers/civilian labor force d) none of the above , 8) The term "final goods" refers to: a) raw materials b) goods whose value has been adjusted for changes in the price level c)...
TORENTO CONSTRUCTION: ETHICAL CONTRACTING On December 27, 2010, Cary Holmes, manager of the Supply Chain Management (SCM) group at Torento Construction Inc. (NCG), was in his office in Torento, Ontario, trying to organize the thoughts running through his head as a result of a recent bidding to save operating costs at NCG. There was no problem in terms of the final outcome; in fact, the bid was going to result in cost savings of 25 per cent, which was exactly...