The excess supply created when governments impose a price floor is:
a. shrinking as the floor rises.
b. the difference between the old quantity supplied and new quantity demanded.
c. the difference between the new quantity supplied and the old quantity demanded.
d. the difference between the new quantity supplied and the new quantity demanded.
e. actually efficient because prices are higher for suppliers.
d
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A. pay an import tax B. obtain a license C. pay a sales tax D. obtain a sales permit
The earnings of a Spanish factory with British owners are
A) counted in Spain's GDP. B) part of Britain's GNP. C) only counted in Britain's GDP. D) only part of Spain's GNP. E) counted in Britain's GDP and are a part of Spain's GNP.
What could be a potential explanation for a firm selling virtually identical products under different brands?
A) Consumers are well informed about the quality of the products. B) Consumers believe that the products' quality is similar and thus firms are able to price discriminate. C) Consumers always favor private-label brands. D) Consumers believe that the products' quality differs and thus firms are able to price discriminate.
You have been hired by an attorney to perform an economic analysis of lost wages in a wrongful death suit. The case involves an insurance agent, John Doe, who was killed in an auto accident a few days after his 59th birthday. Mr
Doe could have expected to earn $75,000 this year. Data suggest that the income of insurance agents has risen an average of 6% over the past 20 years. Mr. Doe's expected retirement age was 65, i.e., on his 65th birthday. Available data provide the mortality rates given below for individuals of Mr. Doe's sex and occupation at various ages. Ten percent appears to be the appropriate discount rate. Age Mortality Rate 59 0.06 60 0.075 61 0.09 62 0.10 63 0.12 64 0.15 65 0.16 a. Calculate the present discounted value of Mr. Doe's expected earnings stream. (For simplicity, assume he receives all of his earnings for the preceding year on his birthday.) b. The attorney has asked your advice regarding a minimum figure that should be accepted as an out-of-court settlement. What guidance can you give the attorney? Would additional information allow you to give the attorney a more precise estimate of the figure that should be accepted? Give an example of how more information would help. c. You must be prepared for cross-examination by the defendant's attorney. Where would you expect the opposing attorney to attack your testimony?