Economists predicted that the price of a depletable natural resource would rise by about 15 percent. Actually the price fell 10 percent. What most likely happened?
a. A government subsidy was removed.
b. Extraction costs increased.
c. Price controls were suspended.
d. An unexpected discovery of reserves was made.
d
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If the wage rate rises, then in the long run, the firm will replace some of its labor with other factors such as capital, even if it keeps its output level constant. This phenomenon is known as
a. the substitution effect. b. the scale effect. c. the regressive-factor effect. d. the factor-price effect.
Q: How many economists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: All. Because then you will generate employment, more consumption, moving the aggregate demand curve to the right. This joke represents the view of A) classical economists. B) economists who contend that money illusion never occurs. C) Keynesian economists. D) economists who conclude that wages and prices are very flexible.
Recall from Chapter 5: Other things constant, when households lower their time preferences, and demonstrate a willingness to postpone some present consumption for future consumption,
A) their savings increase. B) their savings decrease. C) the budget deficit increases. D) the budget deficit decreases.
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