Based on the figure below. Starting from long-run equilibrium at point C, a decrease in government spending that decreases aggregate demand from AD1 to AD will lead to a short-run equilibrium at__ creating _____gap.
A. B; no output
B. D; an expansionary
C. B; recessionary
D. D; a recessionary
Answer: D
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Refer to Horizontal Merger. As a consequence of the merger, consumers lose surplus equal to
The following questions refer to the accompanying diagram, which shows the effects of a horizontal merger. Before the merger, the firm behaves competitively producing Q0 and charging P0. The merger lowers the firm's marginal cost and gives the firm enough market power to switch to the monopoly equilibrium.
a. Area A + B.
b. Area C + D.
c. Area C + D + E.
d. Area G.
The figure above shows the demand for and supply of labor of students in Smallville. If the minimum wage is set at $4 per hour, how many hours of students' labor are unemployed?
A) 12,000 hours B) 9,000 hours C) 6,000 hours D) 0 hours
Suppose that flower gardens create a positive externality equal to $1 per plant. What is the relationship between the equilibrium quantity and the socially optimal quantity of plants grown?
a. They are equal. b. The equilibrium quantity is greater than the socially optimal quantity. c. The equilibrium quantity is less than the socially optimal quantity. d. There is not enough information to answer the question.
Both the marginal cost and the average variable cost curves are U-shaped. At the minimum point on the average variable cost curve, the marginal cost must be:
A. greater than the average variable cost. B. less than the average variable cost. C. equal to the average variable cost. D. at its minimum.