If you and I agree to exchange four ginger snaps for one chocolate chip cookie, then it must be true that
a. we are both at least as well off as we were before
b. I am better off than I was before, but you are not
c. you are better off than you were before, but I am not
d. we are both better off than before
e. we are both worse off than before
A
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The government safety net creates both an adverse selection problem and a moral hazard problem. Explain
What will be an ideal response?
Government outlays consist of
a. all governmental purchases resulting from contracts with the private sector and foreign organizations b. government purchases, transfer payments, and interest on the national debt c. any purchase by an organization that is not trying to earn a profit d. government purchases and transfer payments minus the interest on the national debt e. total receipts from all organizations doing business with any level of government
If it costs Con Ed approximately $20 per additional ton of air pollution abated, but it costs PG&E only $10 per additional ton of air pollution abated and a marketable pollution permit trades for $14 per ton,
A. both PG&E and Con Ed could gain by buying. B. PG&E could gain by buying and Con Ed could gain by selling. C. both PG&E and Con Ed could gain by selling. D. society would gain if PG&E would sell and Con Ed would buy.
Refer to Scenario 9.5 below to answer the question(s) that follow. SCENARIO 9.5: Investors put up $520,000 to construct a building and purchase all equipment for a new restaurant. The investors expect to earn a minimum return of 10 percent on their investment. The restaurant is open 52 weeks per year and serves 900 meals per week. The fixed costs are spread over the 52 weeks (i.e. prorated weekly). Included in the fixed costs is the 10% return to the investors and $1,000 per week in other fixed costs. Variable costs include $1,000 in weekly wages and $600 per week for materials, electricity, etc. The restaurant charges $3 on average per meal. Refer to Scenario 9.5. In the short run, if the restaurant shuts down, its losses will equal its ________ costs of ________.
A. variable; $1,600 B. fixed; $2,000 C. total; $3,600 D. fixed; $1,000