Which of the following is correct?
a. Consumer surplus refers to a situation in which there are more buyers than sellers in a market.
b. Producer surplus refers to a situation in which there are more sellers than buyers in a market.
c. Total surplus is measured as the area below the demand curve and above the supply curve, up to the equilibrium quantity.
d. All of the above are correct.
c
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For certain public projects such as building a dam on a river or a bridge to an island, what procedure is a government likely to use to determine what quantity of a public good should be supplied?
A) It hires economists to estimate the market demand for the product. B) It evaluates the costs and benefits of producing the good. C) It takes a vote in Congress. D) It conducts public surveys to determine if consumers want the product.
Monetary policy loses its effectiveness in all of the following situations EXCEPT
A) when the IS curve is vertical. B) when the LM curve is nearly horizontal. C) when interest rate controlled by the Fed reaches zero. D) when the IS curve is horizontal.
Mike and Tom debone chicken breasts for Ted's Chicken Co. Mike is new and can only debone 30 chicken breasts per hour, while Tom's experience allows him to debone 60 chicken breasts per hour. Both Mike and Tom work 40 hours per week. Their average hourly productivity as a team is ________ chicken breasts.
A. 90 B. 45 C. 30 D. 60
When the percentage change in quantity demanded is less than the percentage change in price, ceteris paribus,
A. Elasticity is impossible to calculate. B. Demand is elastic. C. Demand is inelastic. D. Demand is unitary elastic.