Suppose that a consumer is at an optimum consuming A and B. If the price of A falls, then to get to a new equilibrium the consumer must
A) purchase less A and more B.
B) purchase less B and less A.
C) purchase more A.
D) purchase more B.
Answer: C
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i. BMWs produced in a German-owned factory in South Carolina ii. the value of the stocks sold on the German stock exchange, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange iii. china produced by the English-owned Wedgewood Company at a factory in Berlin, Germany A) i and iii B) ii only C) iii only D) i and ii E) None of the above answers is correct.
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a. an increase in the national debt b. an increase in income tax rates c. a decrease in the economy's rate of investment and capital formation d. a technological improvement in robotics that substantially increases labor productivity
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A. An increase in the standard of living. B. A decrease in the price level. C. An increase in the quantity of output produced. D. An increase in the price level greater than the decrease in output, causing the nominal dollar value of output produced to increase.