Consumer sovereignty means that ______.
a. consumers vote with their dollars in a market economy
b. governments have no power in determining which products will be made
c. consumers have no obligation to pay taxes to the government
d. governments must provide people with fundamental goods and services
a. consumers vote with their dollars in a market economy
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When the government uses a cap-and-trade approach in dealing with pollution, it
A) uses taxes in order to internalize the externalities caused by the pollution. B) imposes quantitative limits on the amount of pollution firms are allowed to generate. C) uses subsidies to encourage firms to use new technology that reduces pollution. D) distributes information to consumers and producers on how to reduce pollution.
Which of the following best describes a good with perfectly elastic supply?
A) Any increase in the price of the good leads to an increase in the seller's revenue. B) Any increase in the price of the good decreases the quantity supplied of the good by more than the price change. C) Any increase in the price of the good will induce the firm to supply an infinite quantity of the good. D) Any increase in the price of the good increases the quantity supplied of the good exactly by the amount of the price change.
When the supply and demand of currencies in the foreign exchange market determines their relative values, this is known as
A) flexible exchange rates. B) depreciation. C) fixed exchange rates. D) appreciation.
When the Fed engages in quantitative easing, it alters ______________________ and when the Fed makes open market purchases it alters _______________________
A) short-term interest rates; long-term interest rates B) long-term interest rates; short-term interest rates C) the required reserve ratio; income tax rates D) income tax rates; the required reserve ratio