A monopolistically competitive firm is producing an output level where marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost. What should this firm do to increase its profit or reduce its losses?
A) The firm should increase its implicit costs. B) The firm should lower its price.
C) The firm should decrease its fixed costs. D) The firm should raise its price.
B
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Of the three major economic questions, which of the following is the best example of a "How?" question?
A) Should we produce more heavy fleece coats? B) Should we spend more on health care? C) Should we collect tolls on turnpikes using human toll collectors or mechanized toll machines? D) Should we eat more oatmeal? E) Should we build log homes or build factories from bricks?
A lower price level combined with a decrease in real GDP occurs when the
A) short-run aggregate supply curve shifts rightward. B) short-run aggregate supply curve shifts leftward. C) aggregate demand curve shifts rightward. D) aggregate demand curve shifts leftward.
The income velocity of money is
A) the time it takes to produce money. B) the time lag from when the Fed decides to increase the money supply until the effect takes place. C) the number of times per year a dollar is spent on final goods and services. D) the time it takes for monetary policy to have an effect on world financial markets.
A practice which might force employers to use more labor than they would otherwise is referred to as
A) wall propping. B) featherbedding. C) mothballing. D) yellow-dogging.