The White House's deficit commission has proposed several ways for the government to reduce the federal budget deficit, including freezing salaries of federal workers
Other things equal, freezing salaries of federal workers would tend to ________ the opportunity cost of leisure and ________ the supply of labor. A) increase; increase
B) increase; decrease
C) decrease; increase
D) decrease; decrease
D
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Suppose two countries use different combinations of inputs, such as labor and capital, to produce the same product. This implies all of the following except that
A) one country is more efficient in the production of the good than the other. B) the inputs are not equally productive in the two countries. C) the prices of the inputs are not the same in the countries. D) the two countries use different technologies to produce the product.
Suppose a certain country imposes a tariff on a good. Which of the following results of the tariff is possible?
a. Consumer surplus decreases by $100; producer surplus increases by $100; and government revenue from the tariff amounts to $50. b. Consumer surplus decreases by $200; producer surplus increases by $100; and government revenue from the tariff amounts to $50. c. Consumer surplus increases by $100; producer surplus decreases by $200; and government revenue from the tariff amounts to $50. d. Consumer surplus decreases by $50; producer surplus increases by $200; and government revenue from the tariff amounts to $150.
If supply decreases while demand is unchanged, the equilibrium price ____ and the equilibrium quantity ____. Question 16 options:
A. does not change; does not change B. rises; decreases C. rises; increases D. falls; increases
Selling a good at a lower price in a foreign country than in the home country is an example of
a. an export subsidy. b. dumping. c. an export barrier. d. None of these.