Suppose an increase in the price of rubber coincides with an advance in the technology of tire production. As a result of these two events, the demand for tires a. is unaffected, and the supply of tires increases. b. is unaffected, and the supply of tires decreases. c. decreases, and the supply of tires increases. d. is unaffected, and the supply of tires could increase, decrease, or stay the same.

Owning a word is a characteristic of a powerful a. productb. servicec. organization d. brand

Adds up the money earned by producers plus taxes paid to the goverment. a) income approach b) product approach c) expenditure approach

The former chairman of the federal reserve, alan greenspan, used the term "irrational exuberance" in 1996 to describe the high levels of optimism among stock market investors at the time. stock market indexes such as the s& p composite price index were at an all-time high. some commentators believed that the fed should intervene to slow the expansion of the economy. why would central banks want to clamp down when the economy is growing? a. to block the formation of unsustainable speculative asset bubbles. b. to curtail excessive profits in the banking system. c. to prevent inflationary forces from gathering momentum. d. all of the above. e. a and c only.