The total of producer and consumer surplus is maximized when there is overproduction.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Holding all else constant, a decrease in the real interest rate on Mexican assets will ________ the supply of dollars in the foreign exchange market and ________ the equilibrium Mexican peso/U.S. dollar exchange rate.
A. increase; decrease B. decrease; increase C. increase; increase D. decrease; decrease
The unemployment rate is the number of people unemployed divided by the
A) number of people employed, then multiplied by 100. B) working-age population, then multiplied by 100. C) labor force, then multiplied by 100. D) labor force participation rate, then multiplied by the population. E) population, then multiplied by 100.
Profits of a monopoly are driven to zero
a. In the long-run as all assets are mobile in the long-run b. Immediately in the short-run as assets move from low-valued uses to high-valued uses instantly c. In the long run because the demand curve becomes more inelastic d. In the short run because the demand curve becomes more elastic
Utility is most closely defined as _____
a. the purchasing power of individuals b. welfare maximization c. a medium of exchange d. satisfaction e. an opportunity cost