The marginal rate of substitution ____ as one moves downward along the indifference curve.
A. increase
B. remains constant
C. decreases
D. increases and then decreases
Answer: C
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Suppose the table below describes the demand for a good produced by monopolist.PriceQuantity$101$92$83$74$65$56$47The monopolist's marginal revenue from selling the 4th unit of output is less than $7 because:
A. demand is perfectly elastic. B. marginal cost is greater than $3. C. the consumer only pays $4 for the 4th unit. D. it has to charge $1 less for each of the first 3 units of output.
Decisions by depositors to increase their holdings of ________, or of banks to hold ________ will result in a smaller expansion of deposits than the simple model predicts
A) deposits; required reserves B) deposits; excess reserves C) currency; required reserves D) currency; excess reserves
In the market for foreign-currency exchange, capital flight shifts
a. the demand curve right. b. the demand curve left. c. the supply curve right. d. the supply curve left.
Joe and Ed go to a diner that sells hamburgers for $5 and hot dogs for $3. They agree to split the lunch bill evenly. Ed chooses a hot dog. The marginal cost to Joe then of ordering a hamburger instead of a hot dog is
What will be an ideal response?