The argument for greater equality of income distribution in the United States hinges on the idea that low-income earners would be more willing and able participants in the economy if income were distributed more equally.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Greater income equality and better access to health care would allow low-income workers to be more productive.
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Black markets can occur when price ceilings are imposed in a market. Which of the following explains why sellers participate in a black market?
A) Sellers are able to sell the product for a higher than legal price. B) There are more buyers in the black market than in the legal market. C) The demand is perfectly elastic in a black market. D) The demand is perfectly inelastic in a black market. E) The surplus in the legal market means that many sellers can sell their product in the black market.
The most likely cause of a hyperinflation is
A) central bank incompetence. B) the inability to finance government spending through taxation or borrowing. C) an acute shortage of natural resources. D) over-aggressive labor unions.
You would expect the cross elasticity between tennis racquets and tennis balls to be
a. negative b. positive c. zero d. one e. infinite
Suppose the government imposes a 20-cent tax on the sellers of iced tea. Which of the following is not correct? The tax would
A. discourage market activity. B. reduce the equilibrium quantity. C. raise the equilibrium price by 20 cents. D. shift the supply curve upward by 20 cents.