Which of the following is a positive economic statement?
A) The standard of living in the United States is too low.
B) If the price of beef falls, a larger quantity of it will be bought.
C) The government should implement a national consumption tax.
D) The U.S. government should increase regulations on the banking industry.
Answer: B
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According to the Taylor rule, which of the following will lead to the largest increase in the nominal federal funds rate?
A) a two percentage point increase in the target inflation rate B) a one percentage point decrease in the target inflation rate C) a one percentage point increase in output D) a two percentage point decrease in output E) a one percentage point increase in the inflation rate
Elastic demand implies
A) that a one percent increase in price results in a smaller than one percent decrease in quantity demanded. B) that a one percent increase in price results in a larger than one percent decrease in quantity demanded. C) that a one percent cut in price results in a larger than one percent increase in quantity demanded. D) that a one percent decrease or increase in price induces no change in total revenue.
Consider a game of the "Jack and Jill" type in which a market is a duopoly and each firm decides to produce either a "high" quantity of output or a "low" quantity of output. If the two firms successfully reach and maintain the cooperative outcome of the game, then
a. both the combined profit of the firms and total surplus are maximized. b. the combined profit of the firms is maximized but total surplus is not maximized. c. the combined profit of the firms is not maximized but total surplus is maximized. d. neither the combined profit of the firms nor total surplus is maximized.
The following table provides information about production at the XYZ-TV Company.Number of WorkersTVs ProducedMarginal ProductValue of Marginal Product00------13535$35,00026833$33,00039931$31,000412829$29,000515527$27,000 How many workers will XYZ-TV Company hire if the going wage for TV production workers is $60,000?
A. 4 B. More than 5 C. 0 D. 5