Marco goes to the pet store to buy a dozen Koi fish for his new Koi pond. He is willing to pay $200 for the dozen fish, but buys them for a total of $140. Marco's consumer surplus from the purchase is
A) $5.
B) $60.
C) $140.
D) $200.
Answer: B
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A. U.S. wage rates are higher than those of all northern European nations. B. Northern Europe’s average wage rates are higher. C. U.S. wage rates are higher than those in Germany and the Netherlands. D. They are similar.
What is the "invisible hand"?
What will be an ideal response?
If textbook prices rise by 5% this year, and textbook purchases fall by 5% this year, then the price elasticity of demand is:
A) .05. B) .10. C) .55. D) .95. E) 1.0.
Inflation: a. always reduces real income
b. never reduces real income. c. reduces the real income of workers when wages increase more than prices do. d. reduces the real income of workers when wages increase less than prices do. e. increases the real income of workers only when wages increase less than prices do.