The above table shows the marginal benefits and costs from production of fertilizer. There are no external benefits. If the market is perfectly competitive and unregulated, at the equilibrium level of output,
A) resource allocation is efficient.
B) resource allocation is inefficient.
C) too few tons of fertilizer are produced.
D) consumers must pay too high a price for fertilizer.
B
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Some economists believe that a positive aggregate demand shock to an economy with large amounts of excess capacity and unemployment does not necessarily cause an increase in prices. Economists who adhere to this belief are followers of
A) Keynesian economics. B) Say's laws of economics. C) classical economics. D) supply-side economics.
Sarah makes giant wind chime sculptures for a living. When she makes 4 sculptures, she earns $10,000. When the makes 5 sculptures, she earns $12,500. Next door, Gilbert runs a meditation clinic
When Sarah makes 4 giant wind chime sculptures, the noise from the sculptures does not disrupt his patients, and he earns $7,500. When Sarah makes 5 sculptures, the noise is disruptive and Gilbert's profits fall to $6,000. The city has an ordinance which prohibits noise that disrupts the community. a. If you were the benevolent social planner, would you like to see Sarah make 4 sculptures or 5? Why? b. If bargaining between Sarah and Gilbert is easy, how many sculptures will Sarah make? Describe the bargain that results, if any, including the amount of money that changes hands. c. Is the outcome in part b an outcome that the benevolent social planner would endorse? Why or why not?
Domestic aggregate surplus:
A. is the sum of consumer surplus, deadweight loss and government revenue. B. is the sum of domestic producer surplus and government revenue. C. is the sum of domestic producer surplus and consumer surplus. D. is the sum of consumer surplus, domestic producer surplus and government revenue.
The points along the demand curve represent the maximum willingness of consumers to purchase a product
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false