The substitution effect measures
A) the responses of quantities to changes in the relative prices of goods.
B) the responses of relative prices to changes in the demand for goods.
C) how two goods can be used for the same purpose.
D) the responses of quantities to changes in the relative qualities of goods.
A
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The above table shows the daily production possibilities for a bakery. Currently the bakery bakes 60 pizzas and 180 loaves of bread, that is at alternative C. Using the above table, moving from alternative C to alternative B, what is the opportunity cost of one loaf of bread?
A. 2 pizza pies
B. 1 pizza pie
C. 0.5 pizza pie
D. 30 pizza pie
The structural surplus
A) is legally required to be positive. B) fluctuates over the business cycle. C) is, by definition, equal to the negative of the cyclical deficit. D) equals the actual surplus plus the cyclical surplus. E) is the government budget surplus that would exist if the economy was at full employment.
When a moral hazard problem exists for automobile driving, the marginal cost of driving
A) is lowered, and the amount of driving done is raised above the efficient level. B) is lowered, and the amount of driving done is lowered below the efficient level. C) is raised, and the amount of driving done is raised above the efficient level. D) is raised, and the amount of driving done is lowered below the efficient level. E) is raised above the efficient level, but market forces keep the total amount of driving is kept at the efficient level.
The net present value of an investment represents
a. an index of the desirability of the investment b. the expected contribution of that investment to the goal of shareholder wealth maximization c. the rate of return expected from the investment d. a and b only e. a and c only