The table above represents different points along a production possibilities curve. What is the marginal cost of moving from 2 bushels to 3 bushels of beans?
A) 9 bushels of carrots per bushel of beans
B) 12 bushels of carrots per bushel of beans
C) 3 bushels of carrots per bushel of beans
D) 21 bushels of carrots per bushel of beans
C
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Analyzing the effect of minimum wage changes on teenage employment across the 48 contiguous U.S. states from 1980 to 2004 is an example of using
A) time series data. B) panel data. C) having a treatment group vs. a control group, since only teenagers receive minimum wages. D) cross-sectional data.
Suppose the government imposes a price ceiling above the equilibrium price of a given good. Which of the following is the most likely result?
A) Some other rationing device will emerge to allocate the good among buyers. B) Some buyers and sellers will be willing to risk breaking the law in order to exchange the good at a price above the equilibrium price since there would be a shortage of the good at the price ceiling. C) No change will occur in the market. D) Brute force will be used to allocate the good among buyers. E) a, b, and d
Refer to Figure 9.2. A movement from point c to point b could be caused by a simultaneous ________ and ________
A) decrease in government spending; decrease in the price of oil B) increase in government spending; increase in the money supply C) increase in taxes; decrease in government spending D) decrease in taxes; increase in the price of oil
Which of the following is true about perfect competition?
a. Each firm faces a downward-sloping demand curve. b. Each firm must face a horizontal demand curve. c. Firms are price-makers. d. Marginal cost equals average cost. e. Firms can increase sales by lowering their price.