People Had Been Expecting the Price Level to Be 170

question 93

Multiple Choice

People had been expecting the price level to be 170 but it turns out to be 165. Diamond Power Tools increases the number of workers it employs. What could explain this?

• A)both sticky price theory and sticky wage theory
• B)sticky price theory but not sticky wage theory
• C)sticky wage theory but not sticky price theory
• D)neither sticky wage theory nor sticky price theory

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Definitions:

Critical Industrial Relations

Analysis of employment relationships, focusing on power dynamics, conflict, and the regulatory framework.

Capitalistic System

An economic system where private individuals rather than the state own and operate the means of production and distribution of goods and services, driven by profit.

Pluralist View

The perspective that power in societies is distributed among various groups and interests, and that no single group dominates others consistently.

Workplace Conflict

Disagreements, disputes, or tensions among workers or between employees and management in a workplace, which can arise from issues related to job duties, working conditions, or interpersonal relationships.