For many years the United States was able to retain a system for drafting young men into the armed forces because
A) the public feared the menace of Communism.
B) patriotism had declined and so volunteers were not available.
C) young men were not willing to risk their lives.
D) many people adversely affected found it more to their advantage to use some personal escape route than to attack the system directly.
A
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Firms price discriminate
A) to take advantage of customers. B) to reduce the quantity sold so as to reduce production costs. C) to increase profits. D) to increase total economic surplus.
A lower interest rate
A) lowers the marginal propensity to consume out of permanent income. B) raises the marginal propensity to consume out of permanent income. C) lowers the proportion of actual income considered to be permanent income. D) raises the proportion of actual income considered to be permanent income.
When the price of an inferior good increases,
a. both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase more of the good.
b. both the income and substitution effects encourage the consumer to purchase less of the good.
c. the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good.
d. the income effect encourages the consumer to purchase less of the good, and the substitution effect encourages the consumer to purchase more of the good.
A firm has a marginal cost of $18 and charges a price of $27. The Lerner index for this firm is:
A. 0.67. B. 0.50. C. 0.75. D. 0.33.