An increase in the inflation rate of one country relative to another country will probably cause
A) an increase in exports for the inflating country.
B) a balance of trade deficit for the inflating country.
C) a current account surplus for the inflating country.
D) an increase in the amount of official reserves held by the inflating country's central bank.
B
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The marketing people for AT&T believe that if they lower the price of long-distance phone calls by 5 percent, their quantity demanded will increase by 15 percent. If they are correct in their belief, then
A) the demand for long-distance phone calls is price inelastic. B) the total revenue from long-distance phone calls will increase if they lower the price. C) the demand for long-distance phone calls is income elastic. D) the total revenue from long-distance phone calls will decrease if they lower the price.
The law of diminishing returns states that as more workers are hired, beyond some point,
a. total output will fall b. total cost will fall c. marginal physical product will fall d. total cost will rise e. total output will rise
Branding allows monopolistically competitive firms to:
a. achieve allocative efficiency b. increase demand and profits. c. produce at the lowest marginal cost. d. achieve productive efficiency.
Suppose that the country of Xenophobia chose to isolate itself from the rest of the world. Its ruler proclaimed that Xenophobia should become self-sufficient, so it would not engage in foreign trade. From an economic perspective, this idea would
a. make sense if Xenophobia had an absolute advantage in all goods. b. make sense if Xenophobia had no absolute advantages in any good. c. not make sense as long as Xenophobia had a comparative advantage in some good. d. not make sense as long as Xenophobia had an absolute advantage in at least half the goods that could be traded.