Suppose a new law requires all piercing studios to pass tougher licensing tests and to begin using more costly sterilization methods. Other things constant, this law would cause
a. an increase in the supply of piercings and a lower price for piercings.
b. an increase in the supply of piercings and a higher price for piercings.
c. a decrease in the supply of piercings and a higher price for piercings.
d. a decrease in the supply of piercings and a lower price for piercings.
C
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What will be an ideal response?
Suppose a bank has $3 million in excess reserves and total reserves of $10 million. A required reserve ratio of 10% is applicable to all deposits at the bank. What is the total amount of deposits at the bank?
a. $70 million b. $300 million c. $40 million d. $10 million e. $30 million
"If event X occurs then event Y will follow" is a
A) positive statement. B) normative statement. C) non-testable statement. D) statement lacking in logic.
Which of these is NOT an example of opportunity cost?
A. Lobster catchers in Point Judith, Rhode Island continued to trap lobsters at the cost of depleting the lobster population. B. President George W. Bush's administration has pushed for oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska at the cost of environmental preservation. C. Lobster catchers in Port Lincoln, Australia paid a licensing fee for the right to own lobster traps. D. The "bridge to nowhere" to be built near Anchorage, Alaska comes at the cost of adding to the federal budget deficit.