If elected officials prefer policy actions that make benefits available quickly while deferring costs, they will be inclined to favor
A) an easier monetary policy to counter recession.
B) increased appropriations to provide jobs for unemployed workers.
C) a wage and price freeze to control inflation.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.
D
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Refer to the table above. Assuming that the market consists of only these three sellers, what is the market supply when the price is $2?
A) 39 units B) 52 units C) 89 units D) 41 units
The excess capacity theorem states that
A. society is worse off with fewer monopolistic competitors. B. costs of production under monopolistic competition can be lowered by reducing the number of producers. C. lack of excess capacity leads to shortages during periods of unexpected growth in demand for goods produced by monopolistic competition. D. there is too much choice in our economy.
Assume the income of consumers of good X (a normal good) increases. What occurs at the initial equilibrium price for X that signals market participants that the equilibrium price must change?
A) A surplus is created by an increase in supply. B) A surplus is created by a decrease in demand. C) A shortage is created by an increase in demand. D) A shortage is created by a decrease in supply.
Assume a perfectly competitive firm sells its output for $150 per unit. At its current 2,000 units of output, marginal cost is $180 and increasing, and average variable cost is $160 . Assuming it wants to maximize its profits, it should: a. increase output
b. decrease output, but not shut down. c. maintain its current output rate. d. shut down.