An externality
A) may be positive or negative.
B) means a rapidly rising cost borne by consumers.
C) is the cost of producing a good outside the United States.
D) is the indirect cost, the overhead, of producing a product.
Answer: A
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Cigarettes served as money in some prisoner of war (POW) camps during World War II. Given this, we would expect to observe
A) no one ever smoking a cigarette. B) prices of other goods expressed in terms of cigarettes. C) only government-issued cigarettes being accepted as money. D) people usually resorting to barter rather than using cigarettes as money.
Large differences in interest rates between countries would indicate that
A) the global market is thriving. B) there is good communication between countries about potential global investment opportunities. C) there are unrealized gains from trade. D) the market is in danger of collapse. E) the supply growth exceeds the aggregate demand.
The relationship between quantity supplied and the price of output is such that
A) an increase in quantity will automatically lead to a reduction in price. B) an increase in price will lead to an increase in quantity supplied. C) an increase in price will produce an inward shift in the supply curve. D) quantity will decrease as the number of firms increases.
Which of the following statements is correct? a. To control the money supply, the Fed relies primarily on the reserve requirement
b. The discount rate is the rate of interest banks charge to their best customers. c. The Fed changes the reserve requirement frequently. d. Because the Fed has no way to earn income, it is dependent upon Congress for appropriations. e. Banks can turn a borrower's IOU into money.