Elsa and Moshe have different ideas about how their country should invest its tax revenues. Elsa feels that some of it should be used to fund an ambitious space science program. Moshe feels the money would be better spent on improvements to roads, bridges, and airports. It is likely that Elsa is more interested in ______ than Moshe.
a. stimulating innovation
b. enhancing natural resources
c. boosting population growth
d. reducing poverty
a. stimulating innovation
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Omar and John can fix computers or write computer programs. The table above shows the number of computers they can fix and the lines of code they can write in a day
a. Who, if anyone, has the absolute advantage? b. Who has the comparative advantage in fixing computers? Why? c. Who has the comparative advantage in writing programs? Why?
Refer to Figure 2-8. Suppose Vidalia is currently producing 120 dozen roses per period. How many orchids is it also producing, assuming that resources are fully utilized?
A) 20 dozen orchids B) 32 dozen orchids C) 44 dozen orchids D) 68 dozen orchids
Suppose an individual discovers the mouth of a previously unknown cave (expected to contain a single large diamond) on his property that extends under land owned by others. To arrive at an economically efficient outcome with low transaction cost, the law will:
a. award the diamond to the person who locates the diamond first. b. award the diamond and cave to the person whose land it opens into. c. award the diamond to the owner of the land above it. d. award the diamond to each of the owners under whose land the cave passes.
If an increase in income results in a rightward parallel shift of the demand curve, then at any given price, the price elasticity of demand will have
A) increased in absolute terms. B) decreased in absolute terms. C) remained unchanged. D) increased, decreased or stayed the same. It cannot be determined.