The opportunity cost of an apartment in a rent controlled market is equal to
A) the rent charged for the apartment.
B) the opportunity cost of searching for the apartment.
C) the rent charged for the apartment plus the opportunity cost of searching for the apartment.
D) nothing because of the surplus of apartments when there are rent controls.
E) the rent charged for the apartment minus the opportunity cost of searching for the apartment.
C
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Most Americans
A. have accurate perceptions of the level of corporate profits. B. underestimate corporate profits. C. overestimate corporate profits. D. believe that corporations earn zero profit.
Steps in the transmission of monetary policy are
A) Congress increases the budget deficit, which increases the money supply, which increases aggregate supply. B) Congress increases the money supply, which lowers the interest rate, and leads to an increase in aggregate demand. C) the Federal Reserve lowers the federal funds rate, which lowers the real interest rate, and leads to an increase in aggregate demand. D) the Federal Reserve increases government expenditures on goods and services, leading to an increase in aggregate demand. E) Congress increases government expenditures on goods and services, leading to an increase in aggregate demand.
Keith is indifferent between canned soup and fresh soup. In the figure above, Keith's indifference curves are represented by I1, I2, I3, and I4 curves. What is the marginal rate of transformation (MRT) of Keith's budget constraint?
A) MRT = -2 B) MRT = -1 C) MRT = -4 D) MRT = -0.5
Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.5 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.5Refer to Figure 2.5. The best point for society would be
A. either Point B or Point C, as the total amount being produced at either of these points is approximately the same. B. at any of the labeled points, as all of the points represent an efficient allocation of resources. C. Point C, as at this point there are approximately equal amounts of LCD and OLED televisions being produced. D. indeterminate from this information, as we don't have any information about the society's desires.