Total surplus in a market is consumer surplus minus producer surplus
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek
a. had similar views with regard to the cause of the Great Depression and what might be done to prevent it from happening again. b. both believed that perverse monetary policy was the primary cause of the ups and downs of the business cycle. c. both believed that budget deficits and surpluses could be used to smooth the ups and downs of the business cycle. d. had polar opposite views with regard to the underlying causes of economic booms and bust, but nonetheless their scholarly work commanded widespread respect among economists.
An open-market sale
a. increases the number of dollars and the number of bonds in the hands of the public. b. increases the number of dollars in the hands of the public and decreases the number of bonds in the hands of the public. c. decreases the number of dollars and the number of bonds in the hands of the public. d. decreases the number of dollars in the hands of the public and increases the number of bonds in the hands of the public.
Starting from long-run equilibrium, if the public anticipates that policymakers will increase aggregate demand by less than policymakers do increase aggregate demand, and if the short-run aggregate supply curve fully adjusts to the (incorrectly) anticipated increase in aggregate demand, then Real GDP will __________ and the price level will __________
A) rise; rise B) decline; fall C) stay constant; rise D) decline; rise
This profit-maximizing (loss-minimizing) firm produces a quantity of about _______ units.
A. 100
B. 80
C. 50
D. 30