In long-run equilibrium, a perfectly competitive firm will produce an output level at which its long-run average cost curve is upward sloping
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Equilibrium in a competitive market results in the greatest amount of economic surplus from the production of a good or service
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ricardian equivalence argues that when the government
A) increases taxes and raises its deficit, consumers anticipate that they will face higher taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving. B) cuts taxes and decreases its deficit, consumers anticipate that they will face higher taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving. C) cuts taxes and raises its surplus, consumers anticipate that they will face higher taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving. D) cuts taxes and raises its deficit, consumers anticipate that they will face lower taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving. E) cuts taxes and raises its deficit, consumers anticipate that they will face higher taxes later to pay for the resulting government debt, thus people will raise their own private saving to offset the fall in government saving.
Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding who benefits and loses from establishment of a minimum wage above the market clearing wage?
A) Individuals who obtain jobs benefit because they earn a higher wage, but some individuals lose because employers will not hire them at the minimum wage. B) All workers benefit equally from the establishment of the minimum wage because just as many workers as before remain employed, and all earn the higher minimum wage. C) All employers benefit equally from the establishment of the minimum wage because they are able to hire fewer workers at a lower wage. D) All employers lose because they must pay the higher minimum wage to the same number of employees as they did before the minimum wage was established.
If an employer pays employees according to the volume of business revenue they individually generate, then the employer is applying the
A. contributive standard. B. productivity standard. C. merit standard. D. all of these.