The slope of an indifference curve represents the rate at which a person is willing to trade one good for another such that utility remains the same

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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When negative externalities exist, the competitive market supply curve does not include all of the costs borne by members of society

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The country of Old Jersey produces milk and butter, and it has published the following macroeconomic data, where quantities are in gallons and prices are dollars per gallon. Between Year 1 and Year 2, nominal GDP grew by

A) 60.0%. B) 65.5%. C) 83.3%. D) 190.0%.

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The demand curve facing a monopolist will be more elastic

A) the greater is the number of substitute products. B) as the consumers' need for the good increases. C) the greater is the amount of fixed costs to cover. D) as the number of consumers increases.

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Select the letter of the diagram in Figure 28.1 that best represents the effect of each event on the United States wheat market, ceteris paribus: A bumper wheat crop in the midwest. (See Figure 29.4.)

A. a. B. b. C. c. D. d.

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