The "invisible hand" using Adam Smith's terminology refers to
a. government control of the market.
b. market forces working through the price mechanism.
c. the money supply that serves to keep the economy working smoothly.
d. the role of innovation in maintaining a steady rate of growth.
e. "behind-the-scenes" policy making to influence how markets allocate scarce resources.
B
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Investment Cost Returns A $100 $105 B 300 321 C 200 216 D 50 55 E 400 416
Special Grapes is a new wine company that wants to locate its vineyard in Sonoma Country, California, an exclusive area of the world for wineries. Which of the following will likely have the largest effect on Special Grapes' input prices?
A) land prices in Sonoma County, California B) compensating wage differentials C) traffic regulations in Sonoma County, California D) the additional wages Special Grapes will have to pay its employees to work in Sonoma County, California
During an inflationary period caused by excessive aggregate expenditure, which type of government budget would most effectively combat inflation?
a. a deficit budget b. a balanced budget c. a surplus budget d. a full-employment budget
Say at the current output level marginal costs = $20 and the average total cost = $10. From this information we know that the
A. average total costs are increasing. B. average total costs are decreasing. C. marginal costs are decreasing. D. marginal costs are increasing.