Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.4According to Figure 2.4, as the economy moves from Point D to Point B, the opportunity cost of hybrid cars, measured in terms of motorcycles,
A. initially increases, then decreases.
B. increases.
C. remains constant.
D. decreases.
Answer: B
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In the United States in 2014, about ________ of uninsured people live in families in which at least one member has a job
A) 12%. B) 38%. C) 70%. D) 98%.
Higher personal income taxes
A) increase aggregate demand. B) increase disposable income. C) decrease aggregate demand. D) both B and C
Suppose Ernie gives up his job as a financial advisor for pets, for which he earned $30,000 per year, to open up a store selling spot remover to Dalmatians. He invested $10,000 of his savings, which had been earning 5 percent interest. This year's revenues in the new business were $50,000 and explicit costs were $10,000 . Calculate Ernie's economic profit
a. $10,000 b. $50,000 c. $20,000 d. $40,000 e. $9,500
Suppose the tax amount on the first $10,000 income is $0; $2000 on the next $20,000; $4000 on the next $20,000; $6000 on the next $30,000; and 40 percent on any income over $80,000. Family A has income of $30,000 and Family B has income of $80,000. What
is the marginal and average tax rate for each family? A) Family A: marginal—10 percent; average—6.7 percent; Family B: marginal—30 percent; average—15 percent. B) Family A: marginal—10 percent; average—20 percent; Family B: marginal—30 percent; average—23 percent. C) Family A: marginal—10 percent; average—10 percent; Family B: marginal—40 percent; average—40 percent. D) Family A: marginal—10 percent; average—15 percent; Family B: marginal—40 percent; average—20 percent.