The AD curve is derived by adding up demand curves for all goods and services
a. True
b. False
B
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High-powered money consists of
A) bank reserves plus currency held by the nonbank public. B) bank reserves minus vault cash. C) all deposits at the Fed. D) deposits at the Fed plus vault cash.
The "no shirking constraint" (NSC) curve is
A) downward-sloping to reflect the fact that at higher wages, firms will monitor workers more to see whether they are shirking. B) downward-sloping to reflect the fact that shirking tends to be higher in lower-paying industries. C) upward-sloping because at high levels of unemployment, workers will refrain from slacking without much other incentive. D) upward-sloping because at high levels of employment, many "slacking" individuals have been hired. E) vertical because the constraint represents the absolute amount of time a firm will tolerate workers' slacking without laying them off.
Consider a profit-maximizing monopoly pricing under the following conditions. The profit-maximizing quantity is 40 units, the profit-maximizing price is $160, and the marginal cost of the 40th unit is $120 . If the good were produced in a perfectly competitive market, the equilibrium quantity would be 50, and the equilibrium price would be $150 . The demand curve and marginal cost curves are
linear. What is the value of the deadweight loss created by the monopolist? a. $40 b. $100 c. $200 d. $400
Peet's Coffee and Teas produces some flavorful varieties of Peet's brand coffee. Is Peet's a monopoly?
A) Yes, there are no substitutes to Peet's coffee. B) No, although Peet's coffee is a unique product, there are many different brands of coffee that are very close substitutes. C) Yes, Peet's is the only supplier of Peet's coffee in a market where there are high barriers to entry. D) No, Peet's is not a monopoly because there are many branches of Peet's.