Agnes can produce either 1 unit of X or 1 unit of Y in an hour, while Brenda can produce either 2 units of X or 4 units of Y in an hour. There can be gains from exchange
A) if Agnes specializes in the production of X and Brenda specializes in the production of Y.
B) if Agnes specializes in the production of Y and Brenda specializes in the production of X.
C) only if Agnes becomes faster at producing X.
D) only if Brenda becomes faster at producing X or Y.
A
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Policies taken to move the economy closer to potential output
A) must necessarily be contractionary policies. B) are lagging policies or automatic policies. C) are called stabilization policies. D) must necessarily be expansionary policies.
The above figure shows the U.S. market for 1 carat diamonds. With free trade, Americans buy ________ diamonds and pay a price of ________ per diamond
A) 300,000; $4,000 B) 500,000; $4,000 C) 700,000; $3,000 D) 300,000; $3,000 E) 900,000; $2,000
Adam Smith’s diamond-water puzzle
A. can be resolved by distinguishing between marginal and total utility. B. occurs because diamonds have no utility. C. occurs because scarcity increases total utility. D. will likely never be resolved with existing economic tools.
An oligopoly between two firms is called
A) a duopoly. B) an oligopoly; there are no special terms used for oligopolies with different numbers of firms. C) a biopoly. D) a dual-firm oligopoly.