An increase in taxes shifts the

a. aggregate supply curve outward.
b. aggregate demand curve outward.
c. consumption schedule upward.
d. consumption schedule downward.


d

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In the absence of a financial system, the two-period model without taxes predicts that

A) consumption is more volatile that output. B) consumption is as volatile as output. C) consumption is less volatile than output. D) We do not know.

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Alpha can produce either 18 tons of oranges or 9 tons of apples in a year, while Omega can produce either 16 tons of oranges or 4 tons of apples. Which of the following exchange rates between apples and oranges would allow both Alpha and Omega to gain by specialization and exchange?

a. 1 ton of apples for 3 tons of oranges b. 3 tons of apples for 3 tons of oranges c. 2 tons of apples for 3 tons of oranges d. 1 ton of oranges for 0.2 tons of apples

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A pollution tax is:

A. a positive externality used to offset a negative one. B. a price per unit of discharge of pollution. C. a tax on pollution control equipment. D. itself a form of negative externality.

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Self-interest

A) implies that a person must try to increase wealth at all times. B) implies that people will not give away wealth. C) is consistent with many goals that people pursue, including betterment of others. D) applies only to people in market settings.

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