Suppose that the government is trying to decide between allocating its resources to build more dams or to build more freeways
In terms of forgone dams, as more freeways are constructed, the marginal benefit of additional freeways ________ and the marginal cost of additional freeways ________. A) increases; increases
B) increases; decreases
C) decreases; increases
D) decreases; decreases
C
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What is the formula for the cross elasticity of demand? The percentage change in the
A) quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in the price of a substitute or complement. B) quantity supplied divided by the percentage change in price. C) quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price. D) quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in income. E) equilibrium quantity demanded divided by the equilibrium quantity supplied.
Jake has already bought his hockey gear for the season, but when he is in the sports store, he falls in love with a different hockey stick and buys it even though it means he can't go out to dinner later with his friends which he would have preferred
. This example illustrates the ________ aspect of behavioral economics. A) bounded rationality B) bounded self-interest C) empowerment effect D) bounded will-power
Higher isocost lines correspond to higher
A) profits. B) sales revenue. C) input prices. D) total costs of production.
Within certain limits, the reserve requirement for check able deposits are established by
a. Congress. b. the U.S. president. c. each Federal Reserve Bank. d. the Board of Governors.