Evaluating a supply and a demand curve independently, if the equilibrium price rises,
A. The consumer surplus will fall.
B. The consumer surplus will increase.
C. The producer surplus will fall.
D. The producer surplus will increase.
Answer: A
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The labor demand and labor supply schedules are given in the table above. If a minimum wage of $9 per hour is imposed,
A) a surplus of 300 workers occurs. B) a shortage of 300 workers occurs. C) there is no surplus or shortage of workers. D) the quantity demanded is 1,000 workers. E) there is unemployment of 700 workers.
Which of the following occurs if the production of a good gives rise to positive externalities?
A) The marginal social cost curve lies to the right of the supply curve. B) The marginal social cost curve lies to the left of the supply curve. C) The marginal social benefit curve lies to the right of the demand curve. D) The marginal social benefit curve lies to the left of the demand curve.
The Federal Reserve lowers interest rates. As a result, in the short run, real GDP ________ and the price level ________
A) increases; rises B) increases; falls C) decreases; rises D) decreases; falls
Suppose the U.S. economy is producing at the natural rate of output. An appreciation of the U.S. dollar will cause ________ in real GDP in the short run and ________ in inflation in the short run, everything else held constant
(Assume the appreciation causes no effects in the supply side of the economy.) A) an increase; an increase B) a decrease; a decrease C) no change; an increase D) no change; a decrease