Your Annual Review Is Given to You at Your Place

question 362

Multiple Choice

Your annual review is given to you at your place of employment, and you get a raise of 3 percent for the next year. On the subway home though, you read an article stating the price of homes in the area you are looking to buy will increase by 6 percent during the coming year. You determine from the article that if you buy in your favorite neighborhood

• A) your purchasing power declines.
• B) consumer optimum is reached.
• C) your real income actually increases.
• D) quantity demanded will increase.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Model

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Mixed-Sex Discussion Group

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Boundaries

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