The benefit principle views _____
a. a tax as the price that is paid for a government-supplied activity
b. all government activity as beneficial
c. all taxes as being beneficial if they are spent in the public interest
d. all Pareto-efficient moves as beneficial
a
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During the past 15 years, the increased use of _______ ________, ________ ________, and __________ ___________ the velocity of money has tripled the United States since the 1950's.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
For Elliot's dog-walking service, the only variable input is labor. Elliot's labor costs are $300 a day and his service walks 30 dogs per day. To walk 31 dogs per day, his labor costs increase to $305 a day. The marginal cost of walking that 31st dog is
A) $5. B) $9.83. C) $19.52. D) indeterminate from the information given.
An economy produces 500,000 tables valued at $100 each. Households purchase 100,000 tables, of which 50,000 are imported. Businesses purchase 200,000 domestically produced tables, the government purchases 100,000 domestically produced tables, and 50,000 domestically produced tables are sold abroad. At the end of the year, the table manufacturers hold the unsold tables in inventory. What is value of GDP?
A. $50 million B. $45 million C. $40 million D. $5 million
John Amaker owns orange groves and hires pickers for a two-week period as shown in Table 7-3.Table 7-3 Pickers Oranges Picked 1 1,000 2 2,000 3 3,000 4 3,900 5 4,700 6 5,400 7 6,000 8 6,200 9 6,000 In Table 7-3, negative returns set in with picker
A. 6. B. 7. C. 8. D. 9. E. There are no negative returns in this table.