Refer to Table 2-1. Assume Dina's Diner only produces sliders and hot wings. A combination of 50 sliders and 50 hot wings would appear
A) along Dina's production possibilities frontier.
B) inside Dina's production possibilities frontier.
C) outside Dina's production possibilities frontier.
D) at the vertical intercept of Dina's production possibilities frontier.
C
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According to the above table, if the minimum wage is set at $20 per hour, then
A) the quantity of labor demanded will increase until it is equal to the quantity of labor supplied. B) there is an excess demand for labor. C) the labor demand curve will shift until $20 is the new equilibrium real wage rate. D) the quantity of labor supplied exceeds the quantity of labor demanded by 50 million hours per month. E) the labor supply curve will shift until $20 is the new equilibrium real wage rate.
Both Mergatroid and the Geebocks produce only gizmos and widgets. It is possible for Mergatroid to have
A) an absolute and a comparative advantage in both products. B) an absolute but not a comparative advantage in both products. C) a comparative but not an absolute advantage in both products. D) neither a comparative nor an absolute advantage in both products.
Which of the following statements is false?
a. In a competitive market, the price mechanism encourages conservation of a depletable resource. b. As the price of a depletable resource rises, its known reserves often increase. c. Prices of depletable resources have risen in the twentieth century primarily because resource producers have exercised monopoly or oligopoly power. d. Shortages of depletable resources occur primarily when governments or others interfere with the price mechanism.
A political problem with discretionary fiscal policy is the
A. big-state bias. B. contractionary bias. C. overreaction bias. D. expansionary bias.