A Texas oil woman would like to increase the oil produced from her oil fields. Since it takes over a year to drill new wells, she opts instead for increasing labor and other variable inputs to produce more oil from existing wells. She is making a short-run production decision
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Nick has $300 a month to spend on detailing his sports car or buying bottles of good wine. It costs $100 to have his car detailed and $50 for a bottle of wine. He currently buys four bottles of wine and has his car detailed once a month. If the price of detailing his car decreased to $75, Nick's budget constraint:
A. would shift straight outward, because he is relatively wealthier. B. would rotate and change slope because relative prices have changed. C. would shift straight inward because he is relatively wealthier. D. One cannot determine what would happen without knowing Nick's marginal utility of each good.
To fight inflation, the government may
a. decrease aggregate demand, which will also lead to lower unemployment rates. b. increase aggregate demand, which will also lead to lower unemployment rates. c. increase aggregate demand, which will also lead to higher unemployment rates. d. decrease aggregate demand, which will also lead to higher unemployment rates.
What can you deduce about the type of good Patty’s Pizza is and about the relationship between Patty’s Pizza and Sue’s Subs?
Suppose that when the average college students income is $10,000 per year, the annual quantity demanded of Patty's Pizza is 50 and the annual quantity demanded of Sue's Subs is 80. Suppose that when the price of Patty's Pizza increases from $8 to $10 per pie, the quantity demanded of Sue's Subs increases from 80 to 100. Suppose also that when the average student's income increases to $12,000 per year, the annual quantity demanded of Patty's Pizza increases from 50 to 60 a) Patty's Pizza is a normal good and Patty's Pizza and Sue's Subs are substitutes b) Patty's Pizza is a normal good and Patty's Pizza and Sue's Subs are complements c) Patty's Pizza is an inferior good and Patty's Pizza and Sue's Subs are substitutes d) Patty's Pizza is an inferior good and Patty's Pizza and Sue's Subs are complements
Which of the following does not involve exports and imports?
A. Current account. B. Capital account. C. Net exports. D. Balance of trade.