The income elasticity of demand is
A) positive for a normal good.
B) zero for an inferior good.
C) less than one for an income elastic normal good.
D) Only answers A and B are correct.
E) Answers A, B, and C are correct.
A
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Two firms, Acme and FirmCo, have access to five production processes, each of which has a different cost and gives off a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the corresponding number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below. Process(smoke/day) A(10 tons/day) B(8 tons/day) C(6 tons/day) D(4 ton/day) E(2 tons/day) Cost to Acme ($/day) $750$800$1,000$1,400$2,000 Cost to FirmCo ($/day) $500$750$1,200$2,200 $4,000Suppose the firms are both currently using process A. If the government requires each firm to reduce pollution by 20%, then the total cost to society of this policy will be ________ per day.
A. $1,550 B. $2,350 C. $950 D. $300
The more firms that are attracted to an industry, the greater will be the quantity of product supplied at any given price.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In 2000, you could buy a Cadillac DTS for $45,000. In 2011, the Cadillac DTS sold for $55,000
While both models include anti-lock brakes and air bags (along with other similar features), the 2011 model also includes satellite radio and new technology that provides improved gas mileage and safer driving. If the Cadillac DTS was included in the CPI basket, it would create A) a downward bias in the inflation rate. B) an upward bias in the CPI as a result of quality change bias. C) an upward bias in the CPI as a result of commodity substitution bias. D) a downward bias in the CPI as a result of new goods bias.
If a country has a fixed exchange rate,
A) the equilibrium exchange rate in that market does not respond to changes in supply and demand for currency. B) the exchange rate is allowed to fluctuate in response to changes in the supply and demand for currency. C) central banks have more control over real GDP in the economy. D) central banks must buy and sell their holdings of currencies to maintain a given exchange rate.