The Effect of Higher Gasoline Prices Is Most Likely To

question 11

Multiple Choice

The effect of higher gasoline prices is most likely to:

• A)increase the demand for hybrid cars and increase the demand for the gas guzzler Hummer.
• B)decrease the demand for hybrid cars and decrease the demand for the gas guzzler Hummer.
• C)increase the demand for hybrid cars and decrease the demand for the gas guzzler Hummer.
• D)decrease the demand for hybrid cars and increase the demand for the gas guzzler Hummer.

Grasp the significance of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in measuring inflation.

Understand the dynamics between nominal interest rate, inflation rate, and real interest rate.

Identify the factors contributing to changes in unemployment rates and how they are related to cyclical factors.

Distinguish between disinflation, deflation, and the impact on purchasing power.

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