Barter is
a. illegal in the United States
b. an efficient system of exchange
c. most useful when there is much specialization and international trade
d. only possible if money is used as a medium of exchange
e. the direct exchange of goods, without the use of money
E
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According to this Application, some households were willing to take on considerable mortgage debt because
A) they realized the mortgage debt would be more than offset by the tax deductions they could take on the interest paid on their mortgage loans. B) this was a safe investment in light of the rapidly increasing inflation in the economy. C) the government's federal home mortgage insurance program would compensate them for any loss in value they may realize based on the purchase price of their homes. D) they were confident they could make money as the values of their homes increased.
In the short run, a perfectly competitive firm might
A) set its price above marginal cost. B) set its price above marginal revenue. C) adjust the size of its fixed inputs. D) operate even though it is incurring an economic loss.
What are the various sources of demand and supply in the market for loanable funds?
The marginal cost of a good is
a. lower for competitive firms than for monopolists. b. the cost of an additional unit. c. equal to fixed cost at high output levels. d. equal to variable cost when the firm is maximizing profit.