(01.06 MC) Use the graph to answer the question that follows.If the supply curve of automobiles in the market shifted from S1 due to an increase in the custom duty on imported car parts, then by what amount did the quantity of automobiles change from its original equilibrium level?

(06.06 MC) Assume that the real interest rate falls in Country Y. Which of the following will occur?

(03.06 MC) What happens when a country experiences a positive supply shock in the short run?

(01.01 MC)Read the excerpt to answer the question below.”They neither care nor know anything of arms, for I showed them swords, and they took them by the blade and cut themselves through ignorance. They have no iron, their darts being wands without iron, some of them having a fish’s tooth at the end, and others being pointed in various ways…I was attentive, and took trouble to ascertain if there was gold. I saw that some of them had a small piece fastened in a hole they have in the nose, and by signs I was able to make out that to the south, or going from the island to the south, there was a king who had great cups full, and who possessed a great quantity.”Source: Christopher Columbus, from his journal entries dated 12–14 October, 1492Reports such as Columbus’s encouraged the European powers to

(03.04 MC) Which statement explains the shape of the long-run aggregate supply curve (LRAS)?

(02.04 MC) Which of the following is true about the consumer price index (CPI) as an economic indicator?

(02.05 MC) If a bank offers a home loan with a fixed interest rate of 8 percent with an expected inflation rate of 4 percent. If the inflation rate ends up being 5 percent, which accurately describes the impact on the bank?

(06.03 MC) The United States and the countries of Europe are trading partners. If the average income of dollar holders increases, what should be the result in the market for the euro, the currency of many European countries?

(01.03 MC)Read the excerpt to answer the question below.”It was upon these gentle lambs, imbued by the Creator with all the qualities we have mentioned, that from the very first day they clapped eyes on them the Spanish fell like ravening wolves upon the fold, or like tigers and savage lions who have not eaten meat for days. The pattern established at the outset has remained unchanged to this day, and the Spaniards still do nothing save tear the natives to shreds, murder them and inflict upon them untold misery, suffering and distress, tormenting, harrying and persecuting them mercilessly.”Source: Bartolomé de Las Casas, Priest, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies, 1542Which of the following statements supports Bartolomé de Las Casas’ point of view?

(03.08 MC) Which is the most expansionary combination of fiscal policies?