Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between economic efficiency and economic equity?
A) They are both automatically achieved in a free market economy.
B) They always call for opposite outcomes.
C) There is no conflict between the two goals.
D) There is often a trade-off between the two.
Answer: D
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A) not; overstate B) also; understate C) also; overstate D) not; understate
Greg spends his entire budget on two goods: he plays video games at the mall arcade and he buys pizza. He discovers that his MU/P of video games is lower than his MU/P of pizza. From this, we know that he would be
a. happier eating less pizza and playing fewer video games b. happier eating less pizza and playing more video games c. happier eating more pizza and playing fewer video games d. indifferent to which selection he makes e. less happy if he made any change because he has obviously bought the quantities that maximize his total utility
Falling GDP leads to higher transfer payments and lower tax receipts.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
You have invested $1,000 in a stock whose price is increasing at 10 percent a year. Your stock broker, who is never wrong, recommends a stock rising at 20 percent a year. Assuming the broker earns 4 percent of the stock's value on any purchase or sale of the stock, should you take her recommendation?