Who can determine the true cost of water?
A) Nobody
B) Anybody who puts their mind to it
C) Only the most competent hydrologist
D) A good accountant
A
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Which of the following would be expected to increase the demand for money in the U.S.?
A. Financial investors become concerned about increasing riskiness of stocks. B. The economy enters a recession. C. On-line banking allows customers to transfer funds between checking and stock mutual funds 24 hours a day. D. Political instability decreases dramatically in developing nations.
Because of an increase in the price of leather, the price of a pair of women's dress shoes increased 12 percent. If the price elasticity of demand for women's dress shoes is 0.85, which of the following will happen?
A) Total expenditure on women's dress shoes decreases. B) The number of pairs of women's dress shoes demanded decreases by 10.2 percent. C) Total revenue from the sale of women's dress shoes decreases. D) none of the above
In the above figure, suppose the government subsidizes the production of milk so that milk production increases to 8 million gallons per day
What is the size of the deadweight loss? (Hint: It is equal to the triangular area of negative consumer and producer surplus that results when output exceeds the efficient level.) A) $12.5 million B) $6.25 million C) $4.50 million D) $2.25 million
You have a bond that pays $18 per year in coupon payments. Which of the following would result in a decrease in the price of your bond?
A) The likelihood that the firm issuing your bond will default on debt decreases. B) Coupon payments on newly-issued bonds rise to $22 per year. C) The price of a share of stock in the company rises. D) Coupon payments on newly-issued bonds fall to $15 per year.