Which of the following represents the law of supply?
A) An increase in the price of a good causes an increase in the supply of that good.
B) An increase in the price of a good causes a rightward shift of the supply curve for that good.
C) An increase in the price of a good causes an increase in the quantity supplied of that good.
D) all of the above
Answer: C
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from somewhere..." The comments that followed this statement argued that A) corporations pass on some of the burden of the tax to investors in the company, to workers, and to consumers. B) it is necessary to retain the tax because it is based on the ability-to-pay principle. C) the corporate income tax is a reliable source of revenue because corporations cannot avoid paying the tax. D) the tax is more progressive than the individual income tax.
An example of an implicit cost is:
A. the wages paid to workers. B. the interest on business loans. C. the imputed rent on a store owned by the firm. D. the materials used to produce the product.
When the government sets a price floor which is below the equilibrium price
A. the equilibrium price will be maintained. B. a surplus will develop. C. a price ceiling will follow. D. a shortage will develop.
The percentage of workers represented by unions reached its peak in the
A. 1990s. B. 1980s. C. 1970s. D. 1940s.