Which of the following is a negative externality connected to attending college?
A) The fact that completion of a college degree acts as a signaling mechanism to employers.
B) The fact that other costs, such as books and materials, are incurred in addition to tuition and fees.
C) The fact that your college has required that all individuals living in student housing either get or show they have already obtained vaccinations against all communicable diseases.
D) The fact that the people in the next room play loud music at hours you want to sleep.
E) The fact that you will get benefits from college that you don't currently anticipate.
D
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A) positive technological change. B) diseconomies of scale. C) increasing marginal returns. D) a reduction in fixed costs.
Motor oil and gasoline are complements. If the price of motor oil increases, consumer surplus in the gasoline market
a. decreases. b. is unchanged. c. increases. d. may increase, decrease, or remain unchanged.
The basic idea behind a negative income tax is to
A. help local government agencies deliver more services to the poor. B. increase the in-kind income of the poor. C. help the poor get job skills. D. help the poor without destroying incentives to work.
A good is said to be "inferior" if:
A. it is of low quality. B. consumers buy less of it at a high price. C. it has a negative income elasticity of demand. D. it has many substitutes.