As you move down the production possibility frontier, the absolute value of the marginal rate of transformation
A. increases.
B. initially decreases, then increases.
C. decreases.
D. initially increases, then decreases.
Answer: A
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In Singapore the government places a $5,000 tax on the buyers of new automobiles. After the purchase of a new car, a buyer must pay the government $5,000. How would the imposition of the tax on buyers be illustrated in a graph?
A) The tax will shift both the demand and supply curves to the right by $5,000. B) The tax will shift the demand curve to the right by $5,000. C) The tax will shift the supply curve to the left by $5,000. D) The tax will shift the demand curve to the left by $5,000.
Marge Sampson produces and sells 400 jars of homemade jelly each month for $3 each. Each month, she pays $200 for jars, $150 for ingredients, and uses her own time, with an opportunity cost of $500 . Her economic profits each month are:
a. $350. b. $500. c. $650. d. $700.
The Earned Income Tax Credit is available to all taxpayers, regardless of income level.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
According to the graph shown, if this economy were to open to trade, surplus would do all of the following except:
This graph demonstrates the domestic demand and supply for a good, as well as the world price for that good.
A. increase overall.
B. decrease for the producer.
C. transfer from producer to consumer.
D. create deadweight loss of CEFG.