Samantha is lending Jack $1,000 for one year. The CPI is 1.60 at the time the loan is made, and they both expect it to be 1.68 in one year. If Samantha and Jack agree that Samantha should earn a 3 percent real return for the year, the nominal interest rate on this loan should be percent.

Select all that apply. select the ways that labor unions can increase wages. collective bargaining reducing the labor supply increasing the demand for labor creating monopolies

Why is efficiency an important economic goal?

By 2020, automobile market analysts expect that the demand for electric autos will increase as buyers become more familiar with the technology. however, the costs of producing electric autos may increase because of higher costs for inputs (e. g., rare earth elements), or they may decrease as the manufacturers learn better assembly methods (i. e., learning by doing). what is the expected impact of these changes on the equilibrium price and quantity for electric autos?