The problem with allocating income according to productivity is that some people have difficulty earning income
a. True
b. False
A
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In Singapore the government places a $5,000 tax on the buyers of new automobiles. After the purchase of a new car, a buyer must pay the government $5,000. How would the imposition of the tax on buyers be illustrated in a graph?
A) The tax will shift both the demand and supply curves to the right by $5,000. B) The tax will shift the demand curve to the right by $5,000. C) The tax will shift the supply curve to the left by $5,000. D) The tax will shift the demand curve to the left by $5,000.
Consider a monopoly who posts an economic profit of $10,000,000. All else equal, this monopolist should expect
A) entry into its market, prices to fall, profits to fall. B) no entry into its market, prices to remain the same, profits to remain the same. C) exit from its market, prices to rise, profits to rise. D) entry into its market, the need to increase price, profits to remain the same.
The main problem with using desalination to increase water supplies is that
a. There are few available sources b. It is very expensive c. Supplies are usually contaminated with pesticides d. Water tends to evaporate before it can be used e. Communities tend to be located too far from water supplies
Assume that nominal income is $35,000 and the price index is 1.20 in year 1. In year 2, nominal income rises to $38,000 and the price index rises to 1.25. What was the percentage change in real income from year 1 to year 2? What was the absolute amount of increase in real income? Make your calculations of the percentage change in real income and the absolute change in real income using the approximation formula and using the more precise method with index numbers.
What will be an ideal response?