"Higher ethanol production definitely and directly raises the price of corn," said USDA economist Ephraim Leibtag. In the long run in the corn market, what is TRUE if the production of ethanol increases?
A) Existing corn farmers will exit the market and decrease the market price.
B) New corn farmers will enter the market and increase the market price.
C) Existing corn farmers will exit the market and increase the market price.
D) New corn farmers will enter the market and decrease the market price.
D
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If in the economy, business saving equals $240 billion, household saving equals $15 billion and government saving equals -$150 billion, what is the value of national saving?
A. $415 billion B. $105 billion C. $265 billion D. $250 billion
President Obama's stimulus package in 2009 included
A) new tax cuts but no change in government spending. B) tax increases and decreases in government spending. C) increases in government spending but no change in taxes. D) new tax cuts and increases in government spending.
The population theory of Thomas Malthus
(a) would have predicted the changes in per output in this country in the 19th century and up to 1910. (b) would lead you to expect a powerful surge in physical output as the immigration poured in. (c) would not have predicted the positive trend increase in per capita output and income in 1860–1910. (d) does not apply to any of the above.
A perfectly competitive firm's marginal revenue is
a. slightly higher than it's selling price. b. slightly lower than it's selling price. c. higher than selling price when reducing output, lower than selling price when increasing output. d. exactly equal to selling price.