1. mixed economies have aspects of both
a. demand and traditional economies.
b. command and market economies.
c. market and traditional economies.
d. command and demand economies.
2. most countries of the world today have a
a. market economy.
b. traditional economy.
c. mixed economy.
d. command economy.
3. inflation indicates that
a. unemployment is falling.
b. unemployment is rising.
c. the consumer price index is falling.
d. the consumer price index is rising.
3. an indicator of steady economic growth is a
a. zero inflation rate.
b. negativ

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