Suppose the U. S. economy is operating at potential output. A negative supply shock (an increase in ill-advised regulations) will cause in real GDP and in the aggregate price level in the long run, everything else held constant. no change; no change a decrease; an increase no change; a decrease an increase; an increase

Which of the following is a characteristic that can be used to guide the design of service systems? a. services cannot be inventoried. b. services are all similar. c. quality work means quality service. d. services businesses are inherently entrepreneurial. e. even service businesses have internal services.

Arguments made against free trade include all of the following exceptdumping is an unfair trade practice that puts domestic producers of substitute goods at a disadvantage that they should be protected against. national defense considerations justify producing certain goods domestically whether the country has a comparative advantage in their production or not. free trade is inflationary and should be restricted in the domestic interest. if foreign governments subsidize their exports, foreign firms that export are given an unfair advantage that domestic producers should be protected against. infant industries should be protected from free trade so that they may have time to develop and compete on an even basis with older, more established foreign industries.

Clara client has just been presented with a standard representation agreement by the law firm of yatz & berger. clara's first language is german. although she speaks and reads everyday english quite well, the legal terms in the contract confuse her. yatz & berger should question 90 options: have someone in the firm, if possible, or a translator from outside of the firm, explain the terms of the contract thoroughly until clara has a full and complete understanding of its terms. advise clara to take the contract home and study it before signing it. have a paralegal explain the most important clauses in the contract to clara in smaller, plain english words. advise clara to sign the contract and take her copy home for study.