In this graph for negative externalities in production, the deadweight loss is caused by ______.

a. government intervention
b. consumer demand
c. overproduction
d. underproduction


c. overproduction

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Refer to the figure above. If the price of a sweater is $3 and the budget constraint of the consumer is B3, his income is:

A) $45. B) $90. C) $135. D) $270.

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How does the textbook distinguish between coercion and persuasion? Coercion induces cooperation by

A) making only a majority better off, persuasion by making everyone better off. B) making nearly everyone better off, persuasion by making only a few people better off. C) threatening to reduce people's options, persuasion by promising to increase their options. D) using force, persuasion by using rational argument.

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The equation of exchange becomes the same as the quantity theory of money by assuming that the velocity of circulation ________ when the quantity of money changes and potential GDP ________ when the quantity of money changes

A) changes; changes B) changes; does not change C) does not change; changes D) does not change; does not change

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If the economy of Gwondanaland is growing more rapidly than the economy of Japan, most likely

a. Japan has more current investment than Gwondanaland. b. Japan has more government spending than Gwondanaland. c. Japan spends more on capital goods than Gwondanaland. d. Gwondanaland has lower current consumption than Japan. e. Gwondanaland has lower current investment than Japan.

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