In 1968, the government instituted a 26 percent income tax surcharge. In terms of the AS/AD model, this change should have:
A. shifted the AD curve to the right.
B. shifted the AD curve to the left.
C. made the AD curve steeper.
D. made the AD curve flatter.
Answer: B
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Last year, 1,000 cases of cough syrup were sold at $10; this year, 1,200 cases were sold at $12. The most probable interpretation of these data is that the
A. supply and demand curves are shifting to the right. B. supply and demand curves are shifting to the left. C. supply curve has shifted to the left, with no change in demand. D. demand curve has shifted to the right, with no change in supply.
The capture theory of regulation predicts that regulations bring ________ to producers and impose ________ on any individual consumer
A) small benefits; small costs B) small benefits; large costs C) large benefits; small costs D) large benefits; large costs E) large benefits; no costs
If the percentage change in quantity demanded is greater than the percentage change in price, we would say that over this range, demand is:
A) elastic. B) unit elastic. C) inelastic. D) perfectly inelastic.
Which of the following explains why business owners have a strong incentive to strive for operational efficiency?
a. they recognize that operational efficiency promotes the public interest. b. since the owners are residual income claimants, increased efficiency will mean a higher income for the owners. c. if production is not conducted efficiently, the firm will ship jobs and capital out of the domestic market in order to be able to compete effectively. d. Increased operational efficiency allows the firm to receive government tax breaks.