The most important automatic stabilizer is:
a. open market operations
b. the unemployment compensation system.
c. the tax system.
d. the welfare system.
c
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In order to maximize profits, multinationals typically use transfer pricing by showing ________ profits in the high-tax country and by showing ________ profits in the low-tax country
A) high; low B) low; high C) economic; normal D) above-normal; accounting
For managers who know that they have no chance of meeting their goals, high powered sales goals
a. Give an incentive to spread out their sales into the year b. Give an incentive to accelerate costs or delay sales c. Give no incentive to accelerate sales or delay costs d. None of the above
People are willing to pay more for a diamond than for a bottle of water because
a. the marginal cost of producing an extra diamond far exceeds the marginal cost of producing an extra bottle of water. b. the marginal benefit of an extra diamond far exceeds the marginal benefit of an extra bottle of water. c. producers of diamonds have a much greater ability to manipulate diamond prices than producers of water have to manipulate water prices. d. water prices are held artificially low by governments, since water is necessary for life.
Private costs
A) are borne by producers of a good while social costs are borne by government. B) are borne by consumers of a good while social costs are borne by government. C) are borne by producers of a good while social costs are borne by society at large. D) are borne by producers of a good while social costs are borne by those who cannot afford to purchase the good.