In which of the following would the richest tenth of the population be most likely to receive the highest percentage of the country's income?
A. Canada.
B. Botswana.
C. Germany.
D. Sweden.
Answer: B
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An individual bank can create deposits to the extent of its __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Suppose a monopolist sells in two distinct markets. The demand and marginal revenue for the first market are given by P1 = 240 - 2Q1 and MR1 = 240 - 4Q1, respectively, where Q1 is the quantity demanded and P1 is the price paid by the first group. The demand and marginal revenue for the second market are given by P2 = 120 - Q2 and MR2 = 120 - 2Q2, respectively, where Q2 is the quantity demanded and P2 is the price paid by the second group. The monopoly's marginal cost is given by MC = 4/9 Q, where Q is the total output produced by the monopoly.
(i) How much does the monopoly supply in each market and what price does it charge? (ii) What is the common equilibrium value of marginal revenue and marginal cost? (iii) Use your answers to parts i and ii to calculate the elasticity of demand for each market.
If the forward exchange rate of the yen in terms of dollars is greater than the spot exchange rate,
A) Japanese interest rates must be higher than U.S. interest rates. B) U.S. interest rates must be higher than Japanese interest rates. C) market participants must be expecting the dollar to appreciate against the yen. D) market participants must be expecting the dollar to depreciate against the yen.
The government budget constraint says that ________
A) the difference between spending and revenues must equal the amount of new bond issues B) increases in spending must be matched by increases in revenue C) interest on government debt must be paid before tax revenues are spent on goods and services or disbursed as transfer payments D) state and local governments, in aggregate, cannot spend more than the federal government