Politics
A. play no role in public finance.
B. influence government decisions.
C. have to be factored into economic decision making.
D. all of these answer options are correct.
D. all of these answer options are correct.
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Suppose a country has 100 westerners and 100 easterners. A westerner can produce either 6 units of food or 2 units of national defense; an easterner can produce either 2 units of food or 1 unit of national defense
a. Show that easterners have a comparative advantage in the production of defense. b. Suppose this country has decided it wants to produce 60 units of defense. Would the country have more food to consume if the westerners produced these 60 units of defense or if the easterners produced this defense? c. Why should you have anticipated your answer to part (b) of this question? d. Now suppose this country institutes a draft and chooses people for the military randomly. Suppose further that it drafts 20 westerners and 20 easterners (who together will produce 60 units of defense). How much food will the country produce if it chooses to have a military draft? e. Compare the cost in terms of foregone food production under a draft to the cost under a volunteer army where the country pays the easterners enough to persuade them to become soldiers.
When the benefit of another hour of work is greater than the opportunity cost, we would expect the worker to work:
A. another hour. B. an hour less. C. exactly that amount. D. Cannot be determined without more information.
Refer to the following graphs to answer the question below.
Select the graph that best shows the changes in demand and supply in the beef market if a new diet fad favoring beef consumption becomes hugely popular, while cattle producers see steeply rising costs of cattle feed.
A. graph (1) B. graph (2) C. graph (3) D. graph (4)
Suppose a firm in a competitive market produces and sells 150 units of output and earns $1,800 in total revenue from the sales. If the firm increases its output to 200 units, total revenue will be
a. $2,000. b. $2,400. c. $4,200. d. We do not have enough information to answer the question.