In U.S. history, use of a commodity-backed paper currency is associated with the
A) Free Banking Era.
B) Confederacy during the Civil War.
C) gold standard.
D) Bretton Woods Agreement.
C
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The more elastic the demand curve, a monopoly
A) will have a larger Lerner Index. B) will face a lower marginal cost. C) will earn more profit. D) will lose more sales as it raises its price.
According to the Coase approach, to achieve socially optimal outcome, two sides must bargain. The bargaining might not be successful because
A) transaction costs are ignorable. B) firms engage in strategic bargaining. C) both sides have perfect information. D) None of the above.
Suppose an ocean liner sinks and the passengers are stranded on a lush tropical island. Which of the following could most likely be used as money in the economy that develops among the survivors?
a. The life jackets they put on when leaving the ship b. The beads from the necklaces that were given out as party favors on the night the ship sank c. The coconuts growing on the island d. The fish in the sea around the island e. The sand on the island's beaches
If a country's exchange rate rises, what happens to its exports and what happens to its imports?