A severe hurricane hits Florida, destroying large amounts of the citrus crop. What is the most likely effect of this on aggregate supply?
a. It will be unchanged.
b. No effect, the economy will move along the curve to a higher price level.
c. No effect, the economy will move along the curve to a lower price level.
d. It will increase.
e. It will decrease.
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Consider the simultaneous choice game represented by the matrix below where Player A chooses either Up or Down and Player B chooses either Left or Right.
i. Discuss whether or not either player has a dominant strategy.
ii. Identify the Nash equilibrium in the game and explain why you have concluded that it is a Nash Equilibria.
iii. Now imagine that the game could be played sequentially. If Player A gets to choose their strategy first, can they do better than in the sequential game than in the equilibrium from the simultaneous game? Explain.
Tom Searchinger, a senior attorney at the Environmental Defense Fund, observed that generous farm subsidies have encouraged farmers to produce more corn and more wheat. How does this affect the market for fertilizer?
A) The supply of fertilizer increases. B) The demand for fertilizer increases. C) The supply of fertilizer decreases. D) The demand for fertilizer decreases.
Assume that you know the following cost information about Fred's widget company: Its fixed cost is $9, and its total variable cost is $6 for 1 unit; $11 for 2; $ 15 for 3; 20 for 4; and 26 for 5 . Given the above information, a. the marginal cost of the third unit is greater than the marginal cost of the first unit. b. the marginal cost of the fourth unit is the same as the marginal cost of the
second unit. c. the average variable cost of four units is the same as for three units. d. both (b) and (c) are correct.
The rule of rational choice: a. requires the availability of complete information before decisions can be made. b. can only be applied in business decisions
c. involves "marginal thinking." d. is the basis on which only greedy people make decisions.