Suppose that the following headlines appeared in a newspaper. Which would most clearly represent a macroeconomic issue? Select one: O a. "United Workers Union to Strike April 15" O b. "Central Bank Raises Interest Rates" O. "Fanny's Freeze Dried Prunes to Lay Off 50 Workers" O d. "Auto Dealership to Cut Prices"

4:12 PM Tue Apr 27 * 37% ( Notes A few years ago the house of representatives passed a bill to change the payroll tax paid by workers(The tax that fun Social Security let's analyze how this tax affects workers, firms, and the government. A. Draw a graph for the labor market in the United States. Assume the market is perfectly competitive. So the affects of a payroll tax on workers (To make things easy, assume the tax is a fixed amount, say $1000). Label the wage paid by firms before the tax F1, the wage paid with the tax F2, The wage received by workers before the tax W1, and the wage received with the tax W2. Label the number of jobs before the tax Q1 and the number of jobs with the tax Q2 the deadweight loss B. The bill pass by the house lowers the tax paid by workers to $500. Show the effects of the change on your graph above. Label the new wage paid by firms F3 and the new wage received by workers W3. Is there any change in the deadweight loss C. How does the tax cut affect workers…

Dollars per Hour 6. Historical Perspective a. Analyze Visual 2: Historical Minimum Wage Data. . What trends do you observe in the minimum wage over time? • Why do you think the government has increased the minimum wage over time? FRED-Federal Minimum Wage Rate under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act 1 1970 1975 Shaded areas indicate U.S. recessions. 1980 1985 1990 1905 2000 2005 2010 2015 O Source: U.S. Department of Labor fred.sticuisted.org

As oil prices rose during 2006, the demand for alternative fuels increase. Ethanol, onealternative for fuel is made from corn. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, theprice of tortillas, which are made from corn, also rose during 2006. “The price spike [intortillas] is part of a ripple effect from the ethanol boom”a. Draw a demand and supply graph for the corn market and use it to show the effect onthis market of an increase in the demand for ethanol. Be sure to indicate theequilibrium price and quantity before and after the increase in the demand for ethanol.b. Draw a demand and supply graph for the tortilla market and use it to show the effect onthis market of an increase in the price of corn. Once again, be sure to indicate theequilibrium price and quantity before and after the increase in the demand for ethanol.c. By 2015, the price of oil had fallen, which reduced the price of gasoline. The demandfor ethanol fell along with the price of gasoline. What impact would…

Graphically demonstrate how the following economic events influence (ceteris paribus) the relevantde-mandfunction. Label your axes, and specify the market you are discussing. (a) Technological development has lowered the price of natural gas-powered electricity; What effect doesthis have on the market for coal-fired electricity? (b) A strong growing season for pomegranates leads to lower prices of the fruit.

There is a movement along the same supply curve due to changes in Oa Price of factors Ob. All of the these O clevel of Technology Od. The price of the good Australia decides to construct 120 hospitals in the country so it has to reduce the construction of 300 schools. This concept is related to Oa Opportunity cost Ob.Microeconomics Oc Marginal cost Od Price theory China is producing products using workers and they are not using machines The central economic problem discussed in this context is O& What to produce? OB. How to produce O How much to produce? Dd All of these