The prices of certain goods, such as ice and gasoline, often increase after a natural disaster such as a hurricane. The economic explanation for this observation is that
A) people panic in disaster situations.
B) disasters bring out the worst in people.
C) the disaster temporarily reduces the supply of the goods and increases the demand for the goods.
D) the disaster temporarily reduces the supply of the goods and reduces the demand for the goods.
Answer: C
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Suppose that the money multiplier is 4. If the monetary base decreases by $2 million, the quantity of money will
A) increase by $8 million. B) increase by $500,000. C) decrease by $8 million. D) decrease by $500,000.
An example of a seasonally unemployed worker would be
A) a day care provider who quits his job to go back to school. B) a mother who quits her job to stay home with her children. C) a General Motors employee loses her job because the company is downsizing its work force. D) a software engineer who is laid off because of declining demand for the software he writes. E) a ski lift operator who loses his job when the snow melts in the spring.
An economist might say that people choose not to get a college degree because they may have to borrow money to go to college, and the interest they have to pay on that loan in the future will affect their decisions today. This is an example of which kind of statement?
a. positive statement b. normative statement c. trade-off statement d. allocative statement
During the Obama administration, the development of low-cost batteries for electric cars received large amounts of federal funding in terms of subsidies. Meanwhile, American households gave a higher priority towards minimizing their environmental impact. Consider the market for zero-emissions electric vehicles where there is an upward-sloping supply curve and a downward-sloping demand curve. What will happen to the equilibrium price?
A. Price increases. B. Price decreases. C. Change is ambiguous. D. Price remains constant.