When the Natural Unemployment Rate Changes, What Happens to the Short-Run

question 99

Essay

When the natural unemployment rate changes, what happens to the short-run Phillips curve? To the long-run Phillips curve?

Understand the concepts of means testing and abuse prevention in the context of bankruptcy filings.

Understand the concept of equilibrium price and how market forces drive prices to this point.

Recognize how changes in supply and demand affect market equilibrium.

Understand the concept of surplus and shortage and their eventual impacts on the market.

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Definitions:

Accounting Break-Even

The point at which total revenues equal total expenses, and the business does not make a profit or loss.

Depreciation

A financial approach that spreads the price of a tangible asset over the period it is expected to benefit the company.

Annual Fixed Costs

The total of all business expenses that are consistent and unchanged throughout the fiscal year, regardless of production levels or sales volume.

Contribution Margin

The contribution margin represents the portion of sales revenue that is not consumed by variable costs and contributes to covering the company's fixed costs.