Assume that firms in an oligopoly are currently colluding to set price and output to maximize total industry profit. If the government forces the oligopolists to stop colluding, the price charged by the oligopolies will ________ and the total output produced will ________.
A. decrease; increase
B. increase; increase
C. decrease; decrease
D. increase; decrease
Answer: A
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In the above figure, suppose the economy had been at point A and now is at B. What could have led to the movement to B?
A) a tax hike B) an increase in government expenditures on goods and services C) Winter storms cause factories in the north to be shut down for several weeks. D) an increase in the money wage rates
Which of the following would likely result if a constitutional amendment requires the U.S. government to balance its budget every year?
a. Fiscal spending would increase largely resulting in a higher government debt b. Automatic stabilizers would cease to work and the severity of economic fluctuations would worsen. c. Interest rates would become highly volatile with the increased use of discretionary monetary policies. d. Unemployment would be below its natural rate and output would be at the potential level.
Which of the following is true?
A. A nation cannot have a comparative advantage in the production of every good. B. A nation cannot have an absolute advantage in the production of every good. C. A nation can have a comparative advantage in the production of every good, but not an absolute advantage. D. A nation can have a comparative advantage in the production of a good only if it also has an absolute advantage. E. A nation cannot have an absolute advantage in the production of a good unless it also has a comparative advantage.
When money is used to acquire goods and services, it is functioning as a
A. Equation of value. B. Medium of exchange. C. Store of value. D. Standard of account.