When nations specialize according to their comparative advantage
A. Consumption rises in one country but must fall in all others.
B. Total production and consumption in the world increase.
C. Total world production rises but total consumption in the world declines.
D. none of these
Answer: B
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The "cost of rainforest preservation" can be lowered for developing countries by
(a) the development of alternative rainforest products. (b) research on agriculture in rainforest soils. (c) encouraging rainforest settlement of the poor. (d) subsidies for activities like cattle raising.
Which one of the following statements is the most correct?
A) If central banks are not sterilizing and the home country has a balance of payments surplus, any associated increase in the home central bank's foreign asset implies an increased home money supply. B) If central banks are not sterilizing and the home country has a balance of payments surplus, any associated increase in the home central bank's foreign asset implies a decreased home money supply. C) If central banks are not sterilizing and the home country has a balance of payments surplus, any associated increase in the home central bank's foreign asset implies an increased home money demand. D) If central banks are not sterilizing and the home country has a balance of payments surplus, any associated decrease in the home central bank's foreign asset implies an increased home money supply. E) If central banks are not sterilizing and the home country has a balance of payments shortage, any associated decrease in the home central bank's foreign asset implies an increased home money supply.
From the date a U.S. patent is granted to a firm, it ceases to be a potential source of monopoly profits after
A. 7 years. B. 20 years. C. 14 years. D. 1 year.
Refer to the information provided in Table 14.4 below to answer the question that follows. Table 14.4B's Strategy ?Raise PriceDon't Raise Price?RaiseA's profit $6,000A's profit $20,000?PriceB's profit $6,000B's profit $30,000A's Strategy????Don'tA's profit $30,000A's profit $10,000?RaiseB's profit $20,000B's profit $10,000Refer to Table 14.4. Firm A does not have a dominant strategy.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)