Which of the following pairs of goods are most likely to have a negative cross-price elasticity of demand?
A) Hotdogs and hotdog buns
B) Coke and Pepsi
C) Rail tickets and plane tickets
D) A Luciano Pavarotti compact disc and a Placido Domingo compact disc (Both Pavarotti and Domingo are opera stars.)
A
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The economy pictured in the figure has a(n) ________ gap with a short-run equilibrium combination of inflation and output indicated by point ________. 
A. recessionary; A B. recessionary; C C. recessionary; B D. expansionary; A
Can the incidence of a sales tax ever be so that buyers pay all of the tax or so that sellers pay all of the tax?
What will be an ideal response?
If Japan imposes a quota on imports of rice, the effect will be
a. less rice and higher price in Japan, lower rice prices in exporting countries. b. more rice and higher price in Japan, higher rice prices in exporting countries. c. less rice and lower price in Japan, higher rice prices in exporting countries. d. more rice and lower price in Japan, lower rice prices in exporting countries. e. less rice and higher price in Japan, higher rice prices in exporting countries.
Which of the following is true?
a. In 2002, national defense accounted for more than half of federal spending. b. Federal spending on national defense has increase rapidly during the last several decades. c. Federal spending on health care programs such as Medicare and Medicaid has increased rapidly during the last several decades. d. Federal spending in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina expanded over 50%.