Which of the following is an example of a barter transaction?
A) An individual pays her electric bill with a check.
B) An individual pays her electric bill with currency.
C) An individual provides three light bulbs to her neighbor in exchange for two gallons of milk.
D) An individual deposits three twenty-dollar bills in her checking account.
C
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Suppose the only characteristic of beer that a consumer cares about is alcohol content. Currently, Bud Light and Miller Lite both have the same alcohol content. a. Illustrate the consumer's indifference curves in a graph with ounces of Miller Lite on the horizontal and ounces of Bud Light on the vertical axis. b. Suppose that the producers of Bud Light lower the price of Bud Light. How will your answer to (a) change?
c. Suppose that the producers of Bud Light lower the alcohol content of their beer by 50%. How will your answer to (a) change? d. Since we identify tastes with indifference maps, would you say that the consumer's tastes have changed in (b) or (c)? e. How could we change the units we use to measure Miller Lite in order to get the indifference map in (c) to again look like the one in (a)? What will be an ideal response?
An entrepreneur is a(n)
a. individual who has much education b. organizer who seeks profitable opportunities and is willing to accept risks c. business organization that uses inputs to produce output d. administrator who runs an enterprise without accepting any risk of financial loss e. depot or storehouse for commercial products
Which of the following will lead to GDP underestimating our true output? a. Mary begins a catering business
b. James begins drawing Social Security benefits upon his retirement. c. David accepts a position as a software specialist at Microsoft. d. Gretchen begins an accounting and bookkeeping service in her home, accepting cash as payment, which is not reported to tax authorities.
When marginal utility is positive, total utility is:
A. decreasing. B. at its minimum. C. zero. D. increasing.