Assume the Congress approves increased drilling for oil in the U.S. to address the current energy shortage. People who are in favor of this policy argue that, ceteris paribus, this would cause:
A) an increase in the equilibrium price and quantity of oil.
B) a decrease in the equilibrium price and quantity of oil.
C) a decrease in equilibrium price and increase in the equilibrium quantity of oil.
D) an increase in equilibrium price and a decrease in the equilibrium quantity of oil.
C
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A net exports deficit or surplus equals
A) taxes minus savings plus public and private investment. B) the government sector balance plus the private sector balance. C) net lending by both the private and public sector plus savings minus investment. D) net worth plus the government sector balance minus the private sector balance.
Computer software is an example of a good that is
a. both nonexcludable and nonrivalrous. b. nonexcludable, but not nonrivalrous. c. nonrivalrous, but not nonexcludable. d. a pure private good.
Alice has $10 to spend on wine and cheese. If wine is $2.50 a glass and cheese $2, draw the corresponding budget line. Then draw three indifference curves, one showing the amount of wine and cheese Alice would choose, one showing less preferred combinations of wine and cheese, and the last showing preferred but unaffordable combinations. ?
What will be an ideal response?
As a result of specialization and trade, individuals no longer have to make choices about how to spend their incomes.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)