Fairy Cakes sells birthday cakes in a perfectly competitive market where the market price is $25 per cake. If it decides to increase its production from 10 cakes a week to 12 cakes a week, its weekly revenue will _____
a. decrease by $50 a week
b. increase by $25 a week
c. increase by $50 a week
d. decrease by $20 a week
c
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If a firm takes the wage as given, then the supply curve of labor to that firm is
A) horizontal. B) vertical. C) upward sloping. D) downward sloping.
For which of the following medical goods or services is the income elasticity of demand likely to be largest?
a. emergency services after a car accident b. measles shots c. physical examinations for life insurance applications d. medical tests to diagnose specific symptoms e. face-lifts
A higher real interest rate ________ investment spending and ________ consumption spending.
A. increases; decreases B. decreases; decreases C. decreases; increases D. increases; increases
For this question, assume that equilibrium output is determined in the ZZ-Y diagram. Further assume that policy makers' goals are (1 ) to achieve balanced trade (i.e., NX = 0); and (2 ) to achieve a target level of output, say YT. Now, suppose that the initial level of equilibrium output is equal to YT (i.e., Y = YT) and that a trade deficit exists at this initial level of output. Which of the
following policy actions would most likely enable the policy makers to achieve their two goals simultaneously? A) a reduction in government spending B) convince the country's trading partners to pursue policies that will cause an increase in foreign income (Y) C) a reduction in the real exchange rate D) a reduction in taxes E) a simultaneous increase in government spending and reduction in the real exchange rate F) none of the above