When there is a positive externality associated with the watering of one's lawn, the free market results in
a. not enough lawn watering
b. too much lawn watering
c. the socially optimal level of lawn watering
d. people watering each other's lawns
e. government taxes on lawn watering
A
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A decrease in the demand for loanable funds and a leftward shift of the demand for loanable funds curve results from
A) an increase in the real interest rate. B) technological improvements. C) tax cuts. D) decreases in the expected profit.
If the production of a good causes pollution (an external cost) is the unregulated competitive market equilibrium of that product efficient?
What will be an ideal response?
Refer to Figure 9-8. Suppose the U.S. government imposes a $0.25 per pound tariff on rice imports. Figure 9-8 shows the demand and supply curves for rice and the impact of this tariff. Use the figure to answer questions a-i
a. Following the imposition of the tariff, what is the price that domestic consumers must now pay and what is the quantity purchased? b. Calculate the value of consumer surplus with the tariff in place. c. What is the quantity supplied by domestic rice growers with the tariff in place? d. Calculate the value of producer surplus received by U.S. rice growers with the tariff in place. e. What is the quantity of rice imported with the tariff in place? f. What is the amount of tariff revenue collected by the government? g. The tariff has reduced consumer surplus. Calculate the loss in consumer surplus due to the tariff. h. What portion of the consumer surplus loss is redistributed to domestic producers? To the government? i. Calculate the deadweight loss due to the tariff.
The income tax requires that taxpayers pay 10percent on the first $40,000 of income and 20 percent on all income over $40,000 . Karen paid $6,000 in taxes. What were her marginal and average tax rates?
a. 20 percent and 12 percent, respectively b. 20 percent and 15 percent, respectively c. 10 percent and 12 percent respectively d. 10 percent and 15 percent respectively