Jim enjoys the feeling of wind in his hair enough to ride his motorcycle without a helmet, even though he fully realizes the greater potential for injury it creates by not wearing one in the unlikely event he is in an accident. To an economist, Jim is
a. making an irrational choice.
b. making a rational choice.
c. not fully considering the personal costs and benefits of his decision.
d. not responding to the incentives he faces.
b. making a rational choice.
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Workers and firms both expect that prices will be 2.5% higher next year than they are this year. As a result,
A) aggregate demand will increase by 2.5%. B) the purchasing power of wages will rise if wages increase by 2.5%. C) workers will be willing to take lower wages next year, but not lower than a 2.5 percent decrease. D) the short-run aggregate supply curve will shift to the left as wages increase.
If price of product A increases by 10%, and the quantity demanded for product B drops by 50%, then these two products are
A) substitutes. B) complements. C) normal goods. D) inferior goods.
In the above figure, if a firm is cleaning up Q4 units of pollution, it is an
A) efficient solution, because marginal social benefits are greater than marginal social costs. B) efficient solution, because marginal social benefits are equal to marginal social costs. C) inefficient solution, because marginal social benefits are greater than marginal social costs. D) inefficient solution, because marginal social costs are greater than marginal social benefits.
People out of work for 27 weeks or longer are said to be short-term unemployed
Indicate whether the statement is true or false