If the percentage change in quantity demanded is less than the percentage change in price, then demand is said to be elastic.
a. true
b. false
Answer: b. false
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From the data given in Table 3-2, the opportunity cost of increased cotton in moving from A to B is
A. 16 units of corn. B. 31 units of corn. C. 15 units of corn. D. 4 units of corn. E. 1 unit of corn.
An oligopoly model in which sellers compete on prices rather than quantities is called a ________ model
A) Bertrand B) Cournot C) Ricardian D) Keynesian
If the economy is in a long-run equilibrium when the Federal Reserve decides that its inflation target is too low and chooses to raise it, ________
A) it would likely conduct a tightening of monetary policy by raising the real interest rate for any given inflation rate B) it would likely conduct an easing of monetary policy by lowering the real interest rate for any given inflation rate C) it would likely conduct an easing of monetary policy where the real interest rate would increase due to the ensuing decrease in aggregate demand D) it would likely conduct a tightening of monetary policy where the real interest rate would increase due to the ensuing increase in aggregate demand E) none of the above
Refer to the table below. Busy Betty sells her cakes for $20 each and her constant marginal cost to produce each cake is $12, which is equal to her (constant) average total cost. What is her expected marginal benefit from holding the 21st cake in inventory?
The above table shows the probability distribution of cake sales at Busy Betty's Bakery.
A) $6.10
B) $7.20
C) $6.40
D) $8.00