Of the following high-income countries, which has the highest mortality ratio for cancer?
A) Canada B) Japan
C) the United Kingdom D) the United States
B
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In recent years, the cost of producing organic produce in the United States has decreased largely due technological advancement. At the same time, more and more Americans prefer organic produce over conventional produce
Which of the following best explains the effect of these events in the organic produce market? A) Both the supply and demand curves have shifted to the right. As a result, there has been an increase in both the equilibrium price and the equilibrium quantity. B) Both the supply and demand curves have shifted to the right. As a result, there has been an increase in the equilibrium quantity and an uncertain effect on the equilibrium price. C) The supply curve has shifted to the left and the demand curve has shifted to the right. As a result there has been an increase in the equilibrium quantity and an uncertain effect on the equilibrium price. D) The supply curve has shifted to the left and the demand curve has shifted to the right. As a result, there has been an increase in the equilibrium price and an uncertain effect on the equilibrium quantity.
The principal-agent problem of ownership vs. control of the corporation tends to get worse when
A) stock in a corporation is held exclusively by a small number of people who control the company's day-to-day operations. B) stock in the company is tightly held, but there are some "outsider" stockholders. C) stock in the company is very diffusely held, with no individual or group having control over a large block of stock. D) managers have profit-sharing schemes as part of their incentive package. E) managers focus on maximizing the firm's profits, rather than the firm's market share.
Which of the following is a macroeconomic question? a. What is a firm's profit-maximizing level of output? b. How will economic growth affect unemployment? c. How will a consumer maximize his utility?
d. How will a monopolist maximize his profit?
"The distribution of income should be left to the market" is an example of:
A. the art of economics. B. positive economics. C. normative economics. D. negative economics.