The table above shows Mary's utility from chips and soda. The table shows that
A) Mary prefers sodas to chips.
B) Mary will consume no soda and only chips.
C) Mary's marginal utility decreases as she consumes more chips.
D) Mary's total utility decreases as she consumes more chips.
C
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Under a k-percent rule, if the economy goes into expansion, the Fed would
A) increase the quantity of money. B) raise the federal funds rate. C) lower tax rates to keep revenue constant. D) lower the federal funds rate. E) None of the above answers is correct.
In the long-run, if firms in a perfectly competitive market are incurring persistent economic losses, some firms will
A) exit and the price will fall. B) exit and the price will rise. C) enter and the price might either rise or fall. D) exit and the price might either rise or fall.
In the Cournot model, the output that a firm chooses to produce increases as
A) the total output of other firms increases. B) the number of firms in the market increases. C) the number of firms in the market decreases. D) its marginal cost increases.
How does government provision of public goods solve the free rider problem?
A) Governments can impose compulsory taxes to pay for public goods. B) Governments can convert nonrival goods to rival goods by assigning property rights. C) Governments can tax public goods to prevent over-use of the resources. D) Governments cannot solve the free rider problem