Which of the following provisions was not a component of the Intolerable Acts?
a. Permitted British officials charged with crimes to be tried in Britain.
b. Raised taxes in Boston to pay for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.
c. Provided for the quartering of troops in the city of Boston.
d. Revised the charter of Massachusetts to make some rights dependent on the decisions of a governor who was appointed by England.
b. Raised taxes in Boston to pay for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.
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Refer to the scenario above. Which of the following statements is true of the terms of trade of tea for coffee?
A) The terms of trade will lie somewhere below 1/3. B) The terms of trade will lie somewhere above 2. C) The terms of trade will lie between 1/3 and 2. D) The terms of trade will equal zero.
Consider the following statements when answering this question. I. As Boeing's production fell 10% to 100 planes last year, learning by doing cannot account for this year's changes in long-run average costs. II
Failure to take into account the effects of learning by doing will lead to overestimates of the cost-output elasticity. A) I is true, and II is false. B) I is false, and II is true. C) Both I and II are true. D) Both I and II are false.
In the cartel model
a. firms believe that price increases result in a very elastic demand, while price decreases result in an inelastic demand for their products. b. each firm acts as a price taker. c. one dominant firm takes the reactions of all other firms into account in its output and pricing decisions. d. firms coordinate their decisions to act as a multiplant monopoly.
Country X is a small country, with demand and supply functions for the food grains:QD = 150 - 0.6PQS = -40 + 0.5P where QD and QS are in millions of tons and P is the price per ton. The world price of grain is $200 per ton. a. In a situation of free trade, how much food grains would be produced, consumed, and traded in Country X?b. As a response to alleged unfair foreign practices, Country X farmers successfully lobby for a $20 export subsidy per ton of the grains exported. Assuming that imports of food grains are banned, show graphically and explain the impact of the export subsidy on domestic prices, consumption, production, and exports of grain by this country. Also indicate, using your graph, the effects on well-being of domestic producers and consumers and the cost of the
subsidy to the government, as well as the net change in well-being in Country X. For each of these changes, calculate the money amount of each of the changes in well-being and government cost. What will be an ideal response?