Helen gives up the opportunity to bake 40 cakes for each room she paints; Josh can paint one room in the time it takes him to bake 60 cakes. The opportunity cost of a cake for Helen is
a. painting one room
b. painting 1/40 of a room
c. painting 1/60 of a room
d. painting 2/3 of a room
e. painting 3/2 of a room
B
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The fact that most people make some decisions based on intuition rather than calculation is:
A. inconsistent with the cost-benefit model, but still rational. B. consistent with the cost-benefit model because most people intuitively weigh costs and benefits. C. consistent with the cost-benefit model because calculating costs and benefits is irrational. D. irrational, because intuition is usually wrong.
Refer to Table 4-3. The table above lists the marginal cost of polo shirts by Marko's, a firm that specializes in producing men's clothing. If the price of polo shirts decreases from $15 to $10
A) producer surplus will fall from $13 to $3. B) consumers will buy no polo shirts. C) there will be a shortage of polo shirts. D) the marginal cost of producing the third polo shirt will increase to $25.
Economics is the study of how people
a. vote for political leaders who decide what is to be produced b. make choices to produce and consume goods and services c. create social institutions that maximize economic well-being d. develop value systems that affect their consumption choices e. form customs and traditions that influence consumption
We calculate the amount of physical capital in an economy by adding up the value of all:
A. skills and expertise of the working age population. B. skills and expertise of all employed people. C. tools, equipment, and structures. D. technological capabilities used in production.