GDP can be computed as the sum of
A) all sales that have taken place in an economy over a period of time.
B) the total expenditures of consumers and business over a period of time.
C) the total expenditures of consumption, investment, and government expenditure on goods and services over a period of time.
D) the total expenditures of consumption, investment, government expenditure on goods and services, and net exports over a period of time.
D
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In the Fable of the Bees, it was found that contrary to popular belief among economists, but consistent with the Coase Theorem
a. apple growers would pay bee keepers for pollination services. b. bee keepers would pay orchard owners for access to their flowering trees. c. apple growers and bee keepers would reimburse each other for increasing output. d. the transactions costs of negotiating prevented any agreements from being reached between orchard owners and bee keepers.
The table below shows the demand and cost data facing "Velvet Touches," a monopolistically competitive producer of velvet throw pillows
Quantity Price Total Revenue Marginal Revenue Total Cost Marginal Cost 1 $30 $32 2 28 43 3 26 53 4 24 64 5 22 76 6 20 90 7 18 106 8 16 126 Use the data to answer the following questions. a. Complete the Total Revenue (TR), Marginal Revenue (MR), and Marginal Cost (MC) columns above. b. What are the profit-maximizing price and quantity for Velvet Touches? c. Is the firm making a profit or a loss? How much is the profit or loss? Show your work. d. Is this firm operating in the long run or in the short run? Explain your answer. e. If the firm's profit or loss is typical of all firms in the market for throw pillows, what is likely to happen in the future? Will there be more firms or will some existing firms leave the industry? Explain your answer. f. What will happen to the typical firm's profit or loss after all entry/exit adjustments?
In Keynes's liquidity preference framework, if there is excess demand for money, there is
A) an excess demand for bonds. B) equilibrium in the bond market. C) an excess supply of bonds. D) too much money.
If stock exchanges did not exist,
a. the risk to the investor of buying stocks would be much greater. b. the economy's resources could be more efficiently allocated among firms. c. there would be no organized way for firms to issue stock. d. investment banks would no longer play a role in handling stocks.