Consumer surplus is
a. the difference between the price of the good and the cost to produce the good.
b, the sum of what consumers are willing to pay and the price of the good.
c. the difference between what consumers are willing to pay and the price of the good.
d. the difference between the cost to produce the good and the amount consumers are willing to pay for the good.
c. the difference between what consumers are willing to pay and the price of the good.
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Which of the following statements best describes the changes in federal spending of the US economy from 1939 to 1949?
a. Between 1939 and 1944 military expenditures increased substantially and civilian-related expenditures remained about the same. b. Between 1939 and 1944 both military and civilian-related expenditures increased substantially. c. Between 1939 and 1944 the production possibilities frontier for military and civilian-related expenditures shifted out. d. Between 1944 and 1949 military expenditures decreased substantially and civilian-related expenditures returned to 1939 levels.
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) provides checklists summarizing the voting and attendance records of legislators. Which of the following is true?
a. If the AARP's members were rational, it wouldn't have to do this. b. This policy is useless if AARP members are rationally ignorant. c. This policy is intended to reduce voters' rational ignorance by decreasing the cost of information. d. If AARP members read this information, their rational ignorance would be eliminated. e. If all voters in the nation read this information, their rational ignorance would be eliminated.
The Federal Reserve increases the interest rate at which it lends to other banks. The resulting economic change will be represented by a(n): a. upward movement along the short-run Phillips curve. b. downward movement along the short-run Phillips curve. c. rightward shift of the short-run Phillips curve
d. leftward shift of the short-run Phillips curve.
Exhibit 6-1 Total utility for good X Total utility (utils)0 80 120 148 160 155 Quantity consumed per day0 1 2 3 4 5 As shown in Exhibit 6-1, the law of diminishing marginal utility is first observed at the:
A. first unit. B. second unit. C. third unit. D. fourth unit.