Refer to the table below. Based on taste and preference alone, which good does the child prefer?
A child is given $4 of pocket money to be spent on either hard candies or chocolates. Chocolates cost 40 cents and hard candies 80 cents each. The marginal utilities derived from each product are as shown in the following table:
A. Chocolates
B. Hard candies
C. The child equally likes chocolates and hard candies
D. One cannot tell from the given data
B. Hard candies
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Refer to Figure 11-1. Within a country, the impact of wars and revolutions and their subsequent destruction of capital is reflected in the per-worker production function in the figure above by a movement from
A) C to A. B) A to B. C) B to A. D) B to C.
An airline wants to introduce a charge for snacks on flights. Why would it not be such a good idea?
a. Passengers would be less likely to buy snacks b. Passengers would be more likely to carry their own snacks onboard c. Passengers would feel nickel-and-dimed and would switch airlines d. All of the above
The Oh So Humble Bakery sells 300 muffins at a price of $1 per muffin. Its explicit costs for producing 300 muffins are $250. The Oh So Humble Bakery's economic profits are
A. $35. B. $50. C. $250. D. indeterminate from this information.
Which of the following correctly identifies a method to restore an economy to full employment, if it is operating below full employment due to a decrease in net exports?
A) Reduce the interest rate. B) Increase the real exchange rate. C) Reduce the investment in the economy. D) Reduce the demand for goods and services in the economy.