The sticky-wage theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve says that when the price level is lower than expected, production

Mark the boxes that are TRUE. 1. One of the largest divestitures in American history occurred when the U.S. Government ruled tha

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Answer:

1. One of the largest divestitures in American history occurred when the U.S. Government ruled that the AT & T ® Corporation was a monopoly that must be divided so that the telephone market might be more competitive.

TRUE

In 1982, U.S. regulators broke up the AT&T monopoly, requiring AT&T to divest its regional subsidiaries and turning them each into individual companies. From that point AT&T as a result of this breakup, faced competition from new competitors such as MCI and Sprint.

Explanation:

1. One of the largest divestitures in American history occurred when the U.S. Government ruled that the AT & T ® Corporation was a monopoly that must be divided so that the telephone market might be more competitive.

TRUE

In 1982, U.S. regulators broke up the AT&T monopoly, requiring AT&T to divest its regional subsidiaries and turning them each into individual companies. From that point AT&T as a result of this breakup, faced competition from new competitors such as MCI and Sprint.

2. The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airlines.

TRUE

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the regulatory arm of the government of the United States which controls all aspects of civil aviation.

3. The Federal Newspaper Association regulates the free speech in newspapers.

FALSE

It is the Federal Communications Commission

4. The Securities and Exchange Commission regulates the stock market.

TRUE

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a government agency responsible for overseeing and regulating investments in shares, and maintain fair and orderly functioning of the securities markets.

5. The Federal Reserve Board regulates the postal system.

FALSE

The Federal Reserve Board governs the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. central bank in charge of making the country's monetary policy.

6. The Interstate Commerce Commission polices monopolistic practices.

FALSE

Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), was charged with regulating the services of specified carriers engaged in transportation between states.

7. The Federal Reserve Housing regulates the housing prices in America.

False

That would have been the United States Housing Authority

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A project has several teams. Team C has repeatedly missed deadlines in the past. This has caused team D to have to crash the cri

Bess [88]

Answer:

cfg

Explanation:

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Determine whether each of the following topics would more likely be studied in microeconomics or macroeconomics. The effect of g

DaniilM [7]

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

We should note that microeconomics deal with a particular sector in the economy and not the whole sector. Macroeconomic deals with the whole economy and looks at ways by which the decisions of government have an effect on the whole economy.

Based on the above explanation, the answer is provided below:

• The effect of government regulation on a monopolist's production decisions= Microeconomics

• The effects of government tax policy on long-term economic growth = Macroeconomics

• The optimal interest rate for the Federal Reserve to target = Macroeconomics

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Which of the following is not an example of how media coverage of the Space Race affected the economy?

mrs_skeptik [129]

Correct option: The media only covered positive elements of the Space Race and never mentioned any setbacks.

The above given option does not talk about any aspect of media coverage of the space race and its effects on the economy. Covering only positive aspect without explaining its economic implications does not have any positive or negative effect on any economic activity, externalities or economic well being of any country. On the other hand, option B , C and D talks about economic implications.

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Buscorp wants to introduce a new procedure for processing customer requests. if this change will require employees to break old

NeTakaya

If this change will require employees to break old routines and adopt new role patterns, the preferred strategy for dealing with resistance to this change such as this is learning. The company would want their employees to learn new methods so as to be able to adopt to the change and in a way encourage to their employees.

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