According to the economic way of thinking,
A) the private sector is more important than the public sector.
B) the public sector is more important than the private sector.
C) the public sector cannot be adequately studied using economic theory.
D) people in society strive to advance the projects they are interested in, and they will advance their interests through market institutions or the institutions of government.
D
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When Japan's MITI (Ministry of International Trade and Industry) focused resources on the semiconductor industry, and in particular on Random Access Memory (RAM), it was viewed as a typically successful Japanese foray into a new dynamic strategic
sector. The results, as viewed by the late 1990s A) justified this view. B) led to similar structuring of industrial policy in the U.S. C) lent support to the Brander-Spencer model. D) helped shift the focus of economists away from Japanese-style industrial policy. E) propelled Japan into the leading country in high-tech manufacturing.
If at its current production level, a perfectly competitive firm's marginal revenue and long-run marginal cost are equal to $1.50 and its long-run average cost is $1.65, which of the following statements is true?
A) The firm should expect the market price of its product to increase. B) The firm should expect to earn positive economic profit indefinitely. C) The firm should expect the market price of its product to fall. D) The firm should expect the market supply curve to increase.
Refer to the information provided in Figure 2.4 below to answer the question(s) that follow.
Figure 2.4According to Figure 2.4, as the economy moves from Point D to Point B, the opportunity cost of hybrid cars, measured in terms of motorcycles,
A. initially increases, then decreases. B. increases. C. remains constant. D. decreases.