The above figure shows the utility of wealth curve for a homeowner whose only possession is a $50,000 house. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) This person has diminishing marginal utility of wealth.
B) This person is not risk averse.
C) Risky situations cause this person no loss of utility.
D) None of the above are correct.
A
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Which of the following statements is correct for the price elasticity of demand along a linear, downward-sloping demand curve?
A) The price elasticity of demand is constant because the slope is constant. B) At low prices, demand is elastic but at high prices demand is inelastic. C) At high prices, demand is elastic but at low prices demand is inelastic. D) The price elasticity of demand is not defined for a linear demand curve because the slope is constant. E) None of the above answers is correct.
Suppose that the Australian economy initially uses 50 billion hours of labor to produce $5 trillion of real GDP. If 50 billion more hours are employed and Australia's real GDP increases by $4 trillion more,
A) Australia's production function exhibits diminishing returns. B) Australia's production function exhibits increasing returns. C) Australia has an Okun Wedge of $1 trillion. D) Australia has positive Lucas Wedge. E) Australia's production possibility frontier has a positive slope.
Suppose that the U.S. exchange rate is expected to fall in the future. As a result, in the foreign exchange market, there will be
A) an increase in the demand for dollars, a decrease in the supply of dollars, and a rise in the equilibrium exchange rate. B) an increase in the demand for dollars, a decrease in the supply of dollars, and a fall in the equilibrium exchange rate. C) a decrease in the demand for dollars, an increase in the supply of dollars, and a rise in the equilibrium exchange rate. D) a decrease in the demand for dollars, an increase in the supply of dollars, and a fall in the equilibrium exchange rate.
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