Harry is a computer company executive, earning $200 per hour managing the company and promoting its products. His daughter Quinn is a high school student, earning $6 per hour helping her grandmother on the farm. Harry's computer is broken. He can repair it himself in one hour. Quinn can repair it in 10 hours. Harry's opportunity cost of repairing the computer is lower than Quinn's
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Predatory dumping is a common problem in the United States
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Exhibit 30-3 Costs of Eliminating:Firm A Firm B Firm C 1st ton of pollution$ 30 $ 50 $ 600 2nd ton of pollution$ 70 $ 90 $ 700 3rd ton of pollution$125 $150 $ 900 4th ton of pollution$200 $250 $1,300 Refer to Exhibit 30-3. What is the cost to Firm A of eliminating 2 tons of pollution?
A. $100 B. $200 C. $700 D. $425 E. $1,500
The crowding-out effect works through interest rates to:
A. decrease the effectiveness of contractionary fiscal policy. B. decrease the effectiveness of expansionary fiscal policy. C. increase the effectiveness of expansionary fiscal policy. D. increase the effectiveness of contractionary fiscal policy.
When economists say scarcity, they mean:
A. there are only a limited number of consumers who would be interested in purchasing goods. B. human wants exceed the available supply of time, goods and resources. C. most people in poorer countries do not have enough goods. D. goods are so expensive that only the rich can afford it.