Which of these statements best represents the law of supply?
a. When input prices increase, sellers produce less of the good.
b. When production technology improves, sellers produce less of the good.
c. When the price of a good decreases, sellers produce less of the good.
d. When sellers' supplies of a good increase, the price of the good increases.
c
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If Sean thinks that the choice between going to Olive Garden or Red Lobster is simply too confusing, a behavioral economist will explain that Sean is showing ________
A) the endowment effect B) bounded rationality C) bounded self-interest D) bounded will power
A fall in the government's budget deficit will lower
A) equilibrium GDP and consumption. B) consumption and saving. C) saving and GDP. D) All of the above are correct.
Which of the following statements correctly uses the concept of opportunity cost in decision making?
I. "Because my secretary's time has already been paid for, my cost of taking on an additional project is lower than it otherwise would be." II. "Since NASA is running under budget this year, the cost of another space shuttle launch is lower than it otherwise would be." A) I is true, and II is false. B) I is false, and II is true. C) I and II are both true. D) I and II are both false.
Which of the following is false?
a. Rational expectations theory suggests that government economic policies designed to alter aggregate demand to meet macroeconomic goals are of very limited effectiveness, because when policy targets become public, people will alter their own behavior from what it would otherwise have been, and in so doing, they largely negate the intended impact of policy changes. b. If changes in inflation surprise people, they will have little effect on unemployment or real output in the short run. c. An unanticipated increase in AD as a result of an expansionary monetary policy stimulates real output and employment in the short run, but an anticipated increase in AD does not. d. Unanticipated increases in AD expands output and employment in the short run, but only increases the price level in the long run.