The price of crude oil increased to $100 per barrel in early 2008. What would we expect to see happen to the supply of gasoline, which is produced using crude oil?
A) The supply of gasoline will increase.
B) The supply of gasoline will decrease.
C) The supply of gasoline will stay the same because the government requires gasoline producers to meet statutory minimum production levels.
D) The supply of gasoline will stay the same because of the profit motives of gasoline producers.
B
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Refer to the scenario above. What is the change in total revenue due to the price change?
A) The total revenue increases by $350. B) The total revenue increases by $3,400. C) The total revenue decreases by $1,650. D) The total revenue decreases by $2,275.
For Keynes, the most important determinant of employment and output is _____.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When the government both provides a service and covers its costs through taxation,
a. the government has a strong incentive to supply consumers with desired goods at a low cost. b. consumers are in a weak position to either discipline the suppliers or alter the quantity or quality of the service provided. c. the invisible hand will direct decision makers toward the most efficient level of output. d. Consumers have strong incentive to be cost conscious.
A good time for an American to hold German stocks, ceteris paribus, is when the
A. Euro is stable compared to the U.S. dollar. B. The return in the German stock market has no relationship to the value of the dollar compared to the euro. C. U.S. dollar appreciates in value compared to the euro. D. U.S. dollar depreciates in value compared to the euro.