When promoting average cost pricing, regulators
A) include what they consider to be a normal rate of return on investment.
B) encourage firms to produce at the output level where price equals marginal cost.
C) fail to consider a return to investors, so regulated firms often have a hard time raising investment funds.
D) inflate costs so much that price ends up as large as would prevail under unregulated monopoly.
A
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A decrease in total revenue will result if
A) demand is inelastic and price increases. B) demand is elastic and price decreases. C) demand is inelastic and price decreases. D) demand is unitary elastic and price decreases.
If the cyclical deficit shrank by $60 billion while the structural deficit increased by $35 billion, the total deficit
A. Grew by $95 billion. B. Fell by $60 billion. C. Grew by $25 billion. D. Fell by $25 billion.
The Great Moderation refers to
a) Dramatic fall in business cycle volatility that occurred from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s b) The general fall in business cycle volatility after the second world war c) The fall in global output that occurred after 2007 d) Improved monetary policy since the mid-1980s e) Improved fiscal policy since the mid-1980s
Which of the following will result in an increased price of milk?
A) A shift to the right of the supply curve for milk. B) A shift to the right of the demand curve for milk. C) An increase in the number of milk suppliers. D) A decrease in the number of milk buyers.