The imposition of a new excise tax will
A) increase equilibrium price and increase equilibrium quantity.
B) increase equilibrium price and decrease equilibrium quantity.
C) decrease equilibrium price and increase equilibrium quantity.
D) decrease equilibrium price and decrease equilibrium quantity.
B
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In an economy, 40 million people are employed, 2 million are unemployed, and 8 million are not in the labor force. What is the labor force participation rate?
A) 83 percent B) 84 percent C) 80 percent D) 87.5 percent
Separate standards refers to
A) the elimination of tariffs and quotas by trading partners. B) common product safety, environment, labor, and fair competition standards agreed upon by trading partners. C) the acceptance or keeping of a trading partner's standards as valid and sufficient by another trading partner. D) separate standards held by different trading partners which other partners refuse to recognize.
The situation in which a firm charges different prices for different blocks of output is referred to as:
A) first-degree price discrimination. B) second-degree price discrimination. C) third-degree price discrimination. D) fourth-degree price discrimination.
A decrease in the price level will
a. have no effect on aggregate demand b. decrease aggregate demand c. decrease aggregate expenditure d. decrease the equilibrium level of national income e. increase the equilibrium level of national income