For a good such as? food, the income elasticity is likely
A) negative.
B) equal to zero.
C) positive and less than one.
D) positive and greater than one.
E) undefined because people always buy the same amount of food.
Answer: C) positive and less than one.
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Refer to Figure 3-7. Assume that the graphs in this figure represent the demand and supply curves for almonds. Which panel best describes what happens in this market when there is an increase in the productivity of almond harvesters?
A) Panel (a) B) Panel (b) C) Panel (c) D) Panel (d)
Perfectly competitive industry X has constant costs and its product is an inferior good. The industry is currently in long-run equilibrium. The economy now goes into a recession and average incomes decline. The new long-run equilibrium will result in a(n)
A. decrease in output, but not in the equilibrium price of the product. B. increase in output and in the equilibrium price of the product. C. increase in output, but not in the equilibrium price of the product. D. decrease in output and in the equilibrium price of the product.
A country's financial account balance decreases if
A) its current account balance increases. B) its income payment inflows on foreign assets decrease. C) its domestic residents working abroad reduce the income they send home to their families. D) foreigners increase their purchases of its existing assets.
The total costs of using a resource are made up of
A) private costs only. B) external costs only. C) social costs only. D) internal and private costs only.