In a map showing three indifference curves a consumer is most well off on
A) the curve which is closest to the origin of the coordinate axes.
B) the curve which is most farther away from the coordinate axes.
C) the curve that is in the middle.
D) none of the above.
Answer: B
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Policymakers' use of stabilization policy to eliminate output gaps is more appropriate when an economy self corrects very ________ and when the output gap is very ________.
A. rapidly; small B. slowly; small C. rapidly; large D. slowly; large
If the price of gasoline rose from $2.85 to $2.95 per gallon, your expenditure on gasoline would increase if your price elasticity of demand for gasoline equals
A) 1.25. B) 1.00. C) 0.75. D) Total revenue would increase at all of the above elasticities.
Which of the following is an example of a normative economic statement?
a. The inflation rate in the United States decreased from 4 percent last year to 3 percent this year as a result of lower energy prices. b. The economy grew at an annual rate of 5 percent during the first quarter of this year. c. If two automobile companies merge, it is likely that the price of automobiles will rise. d. An increase in international trade benefits some workers but hurts others. e. The minimum wage should be increased so that low income workers can afford to keep up with the cost of living.
Marcia is a white 23-year-old female, and Joan is a black 23-year-old female. Both Marcia and Joan were economics majors, and they graduated from the same college in the same year with the same GPA. Marcia and Joan both got identical jobs at a brokerage firm after graduating from college. They both work equally hard. Marcia earns $38,000 a year, and Joan earns $30,000 a year. Select the best
explanation for this wage difference. a. Marcia has less human capital than Joan. b. Marcia receives a compensating wage differential that Joan does not. c. Joan has been discriminated against because she is black. d. Marcia has been discriminated against because she is white.