Ahmed is working and is spending more than he is earning by using his savings to make up the difference. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Ahmed is in equilibrium since he pays all of his bills.
B) Ahmed is in disequilibrium.
C) By using savings Ahmed is using special drawing rights.
D) By using savings Ahmed has caused the balance of payments to go into a deficit situation.
B
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Jacob pays $5,000 to paint his house because pollution from a nearby factory damaged the paint. To the factory, the $5,000 cost is
A) a private cost and not an external cost. B) an external cost and not a private cost. C) both a private cost and an external cost. D) neither a private cost nor an external cost. E) a private benefit because viewers will benefit from watching the extra hour of the show.
Economic theory assumes people make decisions by weighing additions to cost against additions to benefit, which can best be described as
A) additivism. B) capitalism. C) marginalism. D) opportunism. E) rationalism.
Refer to Table 3-3. The table contains information about the sorghum market. Use the table to answer the following questions
a. What are the equilibrium price and quantity of sorghum? b. Suppose the prevailing price is $6 per bushel. Is there a shortage or a surplus in the market? c. What is the quantity of the shortage or surplus? d. How many bushels will be sold if the market price is $6 per bushel? e. If the market price is $6 per bushel, what must happen to restore equilibrium in the market? f. At what price will suppliers be able to sell 36,000 bushels of sorghum? g. Suppose the market price is $14 per bushel. Is there a shortage or a surplus in the market? h. What is the quantity of the shortage or surplus? i. How many bushels will be sold if the market price is $14 per bushel? j. If the market price is $14 per bushel, what must happen to restore equilibrium in the market?
The industry concentration ratio measures the
A) value of the assets owned by the largest corporations in the market. B) percentage of industry sales accounted for by the top four or eight firms. C) difference between price and marginal cost for the largest firms in the industry. D) degree of product differentiation in the market.