The lawmaking time lag is best described as the time that it takes
A) Congress to realize that new laws must be passed to change taxes or spending.
B) a newly passed law to become the norm in daily lives.
C) the President to sign a bill sent from Congress.
D) a jury to render a verdict.
E) Congress to pass laws needed to change taxes or spending.
E
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The above figure shows the market for buckets of golf balls at the driving range. A new leisure time tax is placed on suppliers in this market, shifting the supply curve from S0 to S1. The tax incidence is
A) split equally between buyers and sellers, each paying $1 per bucket. B) split equally between buyers and sellers, each paying $2 per bucket. C) such that buyers pay $2 per bucket and sellers pay $1 per bucket. D) such that buyers pay $1 per bucket and sellers pay $2 per bucket. E) such that sellers pay all of the tax.
If the elasticity of demand for a product equals 3 and the supply is perfectly elastic, then if a tax is imposed on this product,
A) the buyer pays all the tax. B) the seller pays all the tax. C) the buyer pays 3/4 of the tax. D) the seller pays 3/4 of the tax. E) the buyer pays 4/3 of the tax.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the payments to settle malpractice lawsuits and the premiums doctors pay for malpractice insurance account for ________ of health care costs in the United States
A) between 20 and 30 percent B) a vast majority C) roughly half D) less than 1 percent
A proposed steel mill will be powered by coal. The country has one company that mines a limited amount of inferior coal, which may not be suitable. In evaluating the potential profit of this mill, how should we determine the price of coal?
What will be an ideal response?