What would an economist assume about Osama Bin Laden and Barack Obama?
A) They pursue plans.
B) Their plans are consistent with the public interest.
C) They don't understand the economic way of thinking.
D) Their demands for all scarce goods are very inelastic.
A
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Suppose that there is an increase in disposable income and simultaneously an increase in the expected profitability of investment. As a result, the equilibrium real interest rate ________ and the equilibrium quantity of loanable funds ________
A) remains unchanged; increases B) rises; increases C) might rise, fall, or remain unchanged; increases D) falls; increases E) might rise, fall, or remain unchanged; decreases
Assuming the United States is the "domestic" country, if the real exchange rate between the United States and France increases from 1.5 to 1.8,
A) the prices of U.S. goods and services have increased by 53% relative to France. B) the prices of U.S. goods and services have decreased by 16% relative to France. C) the prices of U.S. goods and services have increased by 20% relative to France. D) the prices of U.S. goods and services have increased by 3% relative to France.
The primary characteristic of a public good is that it is nonrivalrous in consumption.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A study of expenditures on food in cities resulting in the following equation: Log E = 0.693 Log Y + 0.224 Log N where E is Food Expenditures; Y is total expenditures on goods and services; and N is the size of the family. This evidence implies:
a. that as total expenditures on goods and services rises, food expenditures falls. b. that a one-percent increase in family size increases food expenditures .693%. c. that a one-percent increase in family size increases food expenditures .224%. d. that a one-percent increase in total expenditures increases food expenditures 1%. e. that as family size increases, food expenditures go down.