Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.4According to Figure 2.4, as the economy moves from Point D to Point B, the opportunity cost of hybrid cars, measured in terms of motorcycles,
A. initially increases, then decreases.
B. increases.
C. remains constant.
D. decreases.
Answer: B
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Suppose the market-clearing price of milk is $3.00 per gallon, but the diary industry persuades the government to establish a legally-mandated price support at $4.00 per gallon. The newly legislated price tends to
A) reduce the demand for milk. B) increase the production of milk. C) create a shortage of milk. D) decrease the price of milk products.
The purchasing power of money increases when
A) the inflation rate increases. B) there is inflation. C) there is deflation. D) there are more dollars in the economy.
How sensitive is the structural deficit to the state of the economy?
a. It is insensitive to the state of the economy. b. The structural deficit changes cyclically with the economy. c. Changes in the structural deficit trigger opposite swings in the economy. d. The structural deficit changes countercyclically with the economy.
Suppose a consumer with an income of $100 is faced with Px = 1 and Py = 1/2. What is the market rate of substitution between good X (horizontal axis) and good Y (vertical axis)?
A. -1.0 B. -2.0 C. -4.0 D. 0.50