Essentials of Economics 2nd Edition by Campbell McConnell, Randy Grant, Stanley Brue

Exercise 6

Indicate whether each of the following statements applies to microeconomics or macroeconomics: LO3
a. The unemployment rate in the United States was 5.0% in April 2008.
b. A U.S. software firm discharged 15 workers last month and transferred the work to India.
c. An unexpected freeze in central Florida reduced the citrus crop and caused the price of oranges to rise.
d. U.S. output, adjusted for inflation, grew by 2.2% in 2007.
e. Last week Wells Fargo Bank lowered its interest rate on business loans by one-half of 1 percentage point.
f. The consumer price index rose by 2.8% in 2007.