A price floor is a price set below equilibrium by government and it creates a shortage

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

Economics

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The Fed buys securities and gives the bank a check for the amount. After the check has cleared,

A) reserves remain unchanged because the increase of reserves at the bank are offset by an increase in reserves at the Fed. B) reserves have decreased by the amount of the check because the Fed pays for the check by decreasing the bank's deposits at the Fed. C) reserves have increased by the amount of the check because the Fed pays for the check by increasing the amount of the bank's deposits with the Fed. D) reserves have increased by the amount of the reserves multiplied by the required reserve ratio, and the quantity of money increases by the difference between the amount of the check and the increase in the reserves.

Economics

The above table gives Sue's marginal utility schedules for sub sandwiches and Mountain Dew, the only products Sue consumes. Suppose the price of a sub sandwich is $4 each and the price of a Mountain Dew is $2 each. Sue's income is $12

If Sue is at a consumer equilibrium, she eats ________ sub sandwich(es) and drinks ________ Mountain Dews. A) 0; 6 B) 1; 4 C) 2; 2 D) 3; 0

Economics

Describe how a market for externality rights or cap-and-trade system would work in terms of supply and demand

Please provide the best answer for the statement.

Economics

Demand is defined as

A) a schedule of how much of an item people will purchase at any particular price of that item during a specified time period, other things being constant. B) a specific quantity of an item that people want at a particular price of that item during a specified time period, other things being constant. C) a schedule of how much of a good or service people will purchase at any particular price of a different item during the specified time period, other things being constant. D) a specific quantity of a good or service that people will purchase at one particular price of another item during a specified time period, other things being constant.

Economics