If macroeconomics looks at the economy as a whole, it focuses on which of the following?
A. households
B. business firms
C. unemployed people
D. the division of labor
Answer: C. unemployed people
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For a monopolist, the marginal revenue gained when one more unit of output is sold is
A) the price at which the extra unit is sold minus the loss in revenue that results from cutting the price on units sold previously. B) equal to the price of the product. C) negative if price is above the midpoint of the demand curve. D) the average revenue created by the increased sales.
Means-tested government programs tend to reduce saving. What are means-tested programs and how do they reduce saving?
In 2007, Trailblazer Bicycle Company produced a mountain bike that was delivered to a retail outlet in November of 2007. The bicycle was sold to E.Z. Ryder in March of 2008. This bicycle is counted as:
a) consumption in 2007 and as negative investment in 2008. b) negative investment in 2007 and as consumption in 2008. c) negative investment in 2007 and as investment in 2008. d) investment in 2007 and as negative investment in 2008.
Which of the following examples shows a decrease in total revenue for an elastic price demand?
a. When the price of saws increases by 5 percent, the quantity demanded decreases by 9 percent. b. When the price of nails decreases by 10 percent, the quantity demanded increases by 15 percent. c. When the price of wrenches increases by 8 percent, the quantity demanded decreases by 5 percent. d. When the price of pliers decreases by 3 percent, the quantity demanded increases by 5 percent.