The cost of producing an additional unit of a good or service that is borne by the producer of that good or service
A) always equals the benefit the consumer derives from that good or service.
B) equals the cost borne by people other than the producer.
C) is the marginal private cost.
D) is the external cost.
E) is the marginal social cost.
C
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Suppose the market clearing price for apples falls from $3.00 to $2.00 per pound, and the overall market clearing output decreases from 1 million to 1/2 million pounds. How can we explain the fall in price and fall in market output?
A) Supply decreased and demand remained unchanged. B) Supply remained unchanged and demand decreased. C) Demand increased and supply remained unchanged. D) Demand remained unchanged and supply increased.
Jennifer consumes both apples and bread. Let Pa be the price of an apple and Pb the price of a loaf of bread. TUa is her total utility from apples and TUb is her total utility from bread
MUa is her marginal utility from apples and MUb is her marginal utility from bread. When Jennifer is in consumer equilibrium A) MUa/TUa = MUb/TUb. B) MUa/Pb = MUb/Pa. C) MUa/Pa = MUb/Pb. D) TUa/Pb = TUb/Pb.
The political business cycle theory predicts that
A) the Fed acts to promote the interests of the general public. B) the Fed acts to stimulate economic activity before an election. C) the President's appointments to the Board of Governors will usually be politicians. D) political factors over which the Fed has no control are most important in explaining the business cycle.
It is possible to charge a price for a pure public good
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false