For a given market demand curve, if the market clearing price increases, then the amount of consumer surplus will
A. decrease.
B. become negative.
C. increase.
D. None of these due to insufficient information.
Answer: A
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The following table is for a purely competitive market for resources.Number of WorkersTotal ProductProduct Price00$311632263334344035443At a wage rate of $23 per worker, the firm will choose to employ
A. 2 workers. B. 3 workers. C. 4 workers. D. 5 workers.
Both public goods and common resources are
a. rival in consumption. b. nonrival in consumption. c. excludable. d. nonexcludable.
The study of microeconomics and macroeconomics differ in that:
a. microeconomics is concerned with the domestic economy and macroeconomics is concerned only with the international economy.
b. microeconomics examines the individual markets of the economy while macroeconomics studies the whole economy.
c. microeconomics studies the actions of households and macroeconomics studies the actions of business firms.
d. microeconomics examines the whole economy while macroeconomics studies the individual units of the economy.
Hudson Manufacturing is an MNE based in the United States with operations in Asia. The firm is considering expansion into the European Union. Executives at the firm are debating whether central Europe or Eastern Europe would be best for the firm. Which of the following best supports a decision to establish operations in Eastern Europe?
A) Hudson wants to implement a high-performance work system. B) Hudson plans to staff the foreign facility with local managers. C) Hudson wants to minimize costs by keeping wages low. D) Hudson recently lost money in a joint venture.