If the supply curve is vertical, then supply is
A) relatively elastic.
B) perfectly elastic.
C) unit elastic.
D) perfectly inelastic.
Answer: D
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For countries with high seigniorage returns, we expect
A) PPP holding better. B) a high and variable inflation rate. C) a smaller role for their currencies as an international store of value. D) All of the above.
At the level of output where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, price is less than average total cost but greater than average variable cost. In this instance, a profit-maximizing firm should: a. cease production as it is incurring an economic loss
b. continue operating at that output level in the short term, since total revenue will cover all of the firm's variable costs and some of its fixed costs. c. continue operating at that output level in the short term, since total revenue will cover all of the firm's fixed costs and a portion of its variable costs. d. decrease output to where marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost by the greatest dollar amount.
When a country allows trade and becomes an exporter of a good, which of the following is not a consequence?
a. The price paid by domestic consumers of the good increases. b. The price received by domestic producers of the good increases. c. The losses of domestic consumers of the good exceed the gains of domestic producers of the good. d. The gains of domestic producers of the good exceed the losses of domestic consumers of the good.
The demand for cars in a certain country is given by: D = 20,000 - P, where P is the price of a car. Supply by domestic car producers is: S = 5,000 + 0.5P. If this economy opens to trade while the world price of a car is $6,000, and the government imposes a quota allowing 3,000 cars to be imported, then domestic equilibrium quantity of cars will be ________.
A. 12,000 B. 6,000 C. 10,000 D. 8,000