Economic theory predicts that people make choices in a manner that
A) makes them well liked by others.
B) makes them better off.
C) reflects the fact that resources are unlimited.
D) shows that they do not respond to monetary incentives.
B
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Use the following graph for a competitive market to answer the question below.
Assume the government imposes a $3 tax on buyers, which results in a shift of the demand curve from D1 to D2. The amount of the tax paid by the consumer is
A. $8. B. $1. C. $3. D. $2.
In the labor market, if the government imposes a minimum wage that is below the equilibrium wage, then
A) workers who wish to work at the minimum wage will have a difficult time finding jobs. B) firms will hire fewer workers than without the minimum wage law. C) some workers may lose their jobs as a result. D) nothing will happen to the wage rate or employment.
The effect of imposing a minimum wage rate on the quantity of labor employed is
a. greater the less elastic is the demand for labor b. greater the less elastic is the supply of labor c. zero if the minimum wage rate is above the equilibrium wage rate d. greater the more elastic is the demand for labor e. greater the closer the minimum wage is to the equilibrium level
The portion of planned aggregate expenditure that is independent of output is called ________ expenditure.
A. potential B. actual C. planned D. autonomous