There are some special types of goods for which supply cannot change, irrespective of the length of time allowed for change, such as Beethoven symphonies. The price elasticity of supply for these goods is _____
a. infinite
b. nonexistent
c. negative
d. zero
e. unity
d
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Use the following table to answer the next question. The base year is 2007. Hot DogsBaseballsBottles of SodaYearPriceQuantityPriceQuantityPriceQuantity2005$2.00100$5.0050$2.0010020064.001005.001002.0015020076.001005.001002.0020020088.001508.002004.00200200910.0020010.002004.00250Real GDP (constant dollars) for 2005 equals ________.
A. $1500 B. $1050 C. $650 D. $100
In Egypt, in 1970, the Aswan Dam was completed. By preventing the annual flood of the Nile (thereby providing millions of acres of arable land) and by providing electricity, the dam was expected to raise the living standard of the Egyptian people-and it has. However, it has also led to a rise in the water table which causes Egypt's limestone structures, including the pyramids, to absorb more salt
water and to suffer serious erosion from crystallized salts. Combined with air pollution and traffic vibration, this erosion is turning the pyramids to dust. Economists analyze this type of problem with the concept of a. an externality. b. the antiquity problem. c. a free-rider problem. d. the public good problem. e. the trade-off between equity and output.
The principal result of the rising value of the U.S. dollar in the mid-1990s was the
A. lower foreign inflation. B. lower U.S. interest rates. C. opportunities for currency speculation. D. attractive investments in U.S. technology.
Which is the most important source of tax revenue for local governments?
A. Property taxes B. Corporate income taxes C. Sales and excise taxes D. Personal income taxes