External costs can be defined as
A) the cost associated with private production, but partially borne by society.
B) the sum of all private production costs.
C) the cost of running the federal government.
D) the cost of providing all public goods and services.
A
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Compare and contrast the effect of perfect competition to the effect of perfect price discrimination on: a) efficiency. b) consumer surplus. c) economic profit in the long run
What will be an ideal response?
There has been a decrease in investment. As a result, real GDP will ________ in the short run, and ________ in the long run
A) increase; decrease to its initial value B) decrease; decrease further C) decrease; increase to its initial level D) increase; increase further
Which of the following events would most likely be considered a macroeconomic shock?
A) A drought destroys 25% of the strawberry crop in California. B) Mismanagement results in a federal takeover of the largest credit union in the United States. C) OPEC unexpectedly announces a 40% reduction in oil production. D) The Federal Reserve decides to increase the discount rate by 0.25% for the third time in 12 months.
According to Keynesian theory, the profit-maximizing firm demands labor up to the point at which
a. the real wage is equal to the marginal productivity of labor. b. the money wage paid to labor is just equal to the money value of the marginal product of labor. c. labor and capital costs are equal. d. a and/or b are correct.