Refer to the diagram. Which one of the following might shift the marginal benefit curve from MB 1 to MB 2?
A. Major new studies strongly linking cancer to pollution.
B. Improved technology for reducing pollution.
C. A change in consumer tastes from manufacturing goods to services.
D. A decrease in the price of recycled goods.
A. Major new studies strongly linking cancer to pollution.
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Today the greatest number of poor are ________ Americans, but the poverty rate for ________ Americans is higher.
A. white; Hispanic B. white; black and Hispanic C. black; Hispanic D. black; white
If a bank's assets are $500 million and its liabilities are $380 million, then its net worth (bank capital) is ____________________. If the bank's assets then rise by 6 percent at the same time that its liabilities rise by 5 percent, the percentage change in the bank's net worth will be approximately _______________ percent
A) $440 million; 10.2 B) $120 million; 1.2 C) $100 million; 11.2 D) $120 million; 9.2
Without a change in target inflation, anything that shifts the aggregate demand curve to the right will cause:
A. a temporary increase in output. B. an increase in output in the long run. C. a permanent reduction in inflation. D. a temporary decrease in inflation.