A quantity less than the equilibrium quantity in a competitive market is inefficient because
A) the marginal benefit of another unit is greater than its marginal cost.
B) too much of the good is being produced.
C) the marginal cost of another unit is greater than its marginal benefit.
D) the marginal benefit of another unit is not equal to zero.
E) the marginal benefit is not maximized.
A
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A. Everything else remaining unchanged, what is likely to happen to the demand curve for coffee workers if:
i. there is a fall in the price of coffee. ii. there is an increase in the wage rate. iii. there is a rise in the price of coffee seeds. iv. a new fertilizer that increases the productivity of coffee farmers is invented. b. Everything else remaining unchanged, what is likely to happen to the supply curve of female workers if: i. the opportunity cost of working outside home decreases. ii. there is an increase in the wage rates.
In terms of their economic effects, which of the following policies toward pollution are most similar to one another?
a. regulation and corrective taxes b. regulation and tradable pollution permits c. corrective taxes and tradable pollution permits d. All of these policies produce the same economic effects.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a. The interest rate that is usually reported is the interest rate that has been corrected for inflation. b. The supply of, and demand for, loanable funds depend on the real (rather than nominal) interest rate. c. If the nominal interest rate has decreased and the real interest rate has also decreased, then the inflation rate must have decreased as well. d. All of the above are correct.
As interest rates rise, the ____________ curve shifts _____________ resulting in a(n) _________________ in the price level and a(n) ________________ in Real GDP
A) AD; leftward; decrease; decrease B) AD; rightward; increase; increase C) SRAS; rightward; decrease; increase D) SRAS; leftward; increase; decrease