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Brendan decides to spend two hours playing basketball rather than attending his classes. His opportunity cost of playing basketball is

Emma and Madelyn charge people to park on their lawn while attending a nearby craft fair. At the current price of $10, seven people park on their lawn. If they raise the price to $15, they know that only five people will want to park on their lawn. Whether they have seven or five cars parked on their lawn does not affect their costs. From this information it follows that

Figure 1: Inflation rate in Peru and U.S. (1980 – 2009)   Refer to figure 1. What can be implied from the evolution of the inflation rates in Peru and the U.S. in the sample period shown? (Hint: Remember the principles of economics. What generates inflation?)

Just like models constructed in other areas of science, economic models

Markets are a good way to organize economic activity because

Senator Maki argues that replacing the income tax with a national sales tax would increase the level of output. Senator Miller objects that this policy would benefit the rich at the expense of the poor.

Figure 3: Production possibilities frontier   Refer to figure 3. Which of the following events would explain the shift of the production possibilities frontier from A to B?

Emerging political leader, Kaylee Dots, wins the general election and governs over two terms during 2057-2065. Table 3 below provides hypothetical economic data for 2057-2065, the years over which her policies are likely to be judged. Table 3   Refer to table 3. What is the total growth rate of real GDP during the Kaylee Dots’s first term (2057 – 2061)?

What is true about the relationship between inflation and unemployment in the short run?

Lexi buys and sells real estate. Two weeks ago, she paid $400,000 for a house on Pine Street, intending to spend $75,000 on repairs and then sell the house for $550,000. Last week, the city government announced a plan to build a new landfill on Pine Street just down the street from the house Lexi purchased. As a result of the city’s announced plan, she is weighing two alternatives: go ahead with the $75,000 in repairs and then sell the house for $380,000, or forgo the repairs and sell the house as it is for $300,000. Lexi should