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Q.Classify each statement as belonging to Micro Economics or Macro Economics, with a brief reason:

(i) The demand for coffee in a city fell when its price rose.
(ii) The country's overall unemployment rate rose to 6% last year.
(iii) A car manufacturer decided how many cars to produce next quarter.
(iv) The central bank raised interest rates to reduce the national inflation rate.
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  1. Micro Economics. This is about the demand for a SINGLE good (coffee) in a SINGLE market, responding to a change in its own price — exactly the individual-market analysis of Micro Economics (Price Theory).
  2. Macro Economics. The overall unemployment rate is an AGGREGATE for the whole economy, not any single firm or worker — a textbook Macro Economics variable.
  3. Micro Economics. The output decision of a SINGLE firm (one car manufacturer) is an individual-unit decision, the subject matter of Micro Economics. …

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