Which does NOT belong in GDP?
A. Salaries for government employees
B. Tractors purchased by a farmer
C. New trays purchased by a company for use in the cafeteria
D. Police salaries in Toledo, Ohio
Answer: C
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($/day) $225$250$290$400 $600Suppose the government decides to sell 6 permits allowing a total of 6 tons of pollution. The government starts the bidding with an opening price of $30. What happens next? A. A total of five permits will be demanded, forcing the government to lower the price. B. A total of seven permits will be demanded, forcing the government to raise the price. C. Industrio will demand 3 permits and Capitalista will demand 3 permits. D. Industrio will purchase all available permits at $30.
The figure above shows a nation's production possibilities frontier. If the marginal cost equals the marginal benefit at point A when 4 million pizzas are produced,
A) allocative efficiency is achieved but production efficiency is not achieved because there are no tacos being produced. B) both allocative and production efficiency are achieved. C) production efficiency is achieved but allocative efficiency is not achieved because there are no tacos being produced. D) production efficiency is achieved but allocative efficiency is not achieved because the number of tacos produced is at its absolute maximum. E) neither allocative nor production efficiency has been achieved.
If the price of a candy bar is $1 and the price of a fast food meal is $5, then the
A) relative price of a candy bar is 5 fast food meals per candy bar. B) money price of a candy bar is 1/5 of a fast food meal per candy bar. C) relative price of a fast food meal is 5 candy bars per fast food meal. D) money price of a fast food meal is 1/5 of a candy bar per fast food meal.
In a single payer model of healthcare, the government pays for all healthcare. Because patients access healthcare at a zero or low cost, the quantity of healthcare services demanded exceeds the quantity provided
A) Both sentences are false. B) The first sentence is false; the second sentence is correct. C) The first sentence is correct; the second sentence is false. D) Both sentences are correct.