If a retail food chain merged with a meat packing company, this would be an example of a
A) horizontal merger.
B) conglomerate merger.
C) vertical merger.
D) diagonal merger.
C
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An example of the outlet substitution bias in the calculation of the CPI is a price increase in
A) a trip to Mexico for a couple that had previously taken vacations in Europe. B) a 2014 Honda Civic relative to a 2004 Honda Civic. C) GPS units versus AAA map books. D) textbooks bought through the campus bookstore relative to textbooks via Craigslist. E) olive oil versus vegetable oil.
Which of the following best defines economics?
A) Economics teaches how to limit our wants. B) Economics studies how to choose the best alternative when coping with scarcity. C) Economics helps you earn as much money as possible. D) Economics analyzes all aspects of human behavior in general. E) Economics is concerned with prices and quantities of goods and services, both at the individual level and at the industry level.
The proportion of domestic demand for a good that is satisfied by domestic production relative to that supplied by imports is determined by:
a. the interplay of domestic demand and supply curves and the domestic equilibrium price of the good. b. the interplay of demand and supply curves in the international market and the international equilibrium price of a good. c. the interplay of domestic supply and demand curves and the international equilibrium price of a good. d. the different trade restrictions like tariffs and quotas created by the domestic government. e. the interplay of demand and supply curves in the international market and the domestic price of the good
When tariffs are imposed, ______ lose more than ______ gain.
a. consumers; producers and the government b. consumers and the government; importers c. producers and importers; consumers d. consumers and the government; producers