The questions that an economic system attempts to solve include
A. what to produce.
B. for whom items are produced.
C. how to produce items.
D. all of these.
Answer: D
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We expect the demand curve in the perfectly competitive industry to be
A. negatively sloped. B. vertical. C. horizontal. D. perfectly elastic.
Suppose people had been paying $10 for a pizza at Little Weezer's. If their demand increases to the point where they will now pay $15 for the same pizza, then
A) the marginal cost of making pizzas would tend to increase. B) the quantity supplied of pizzas would tend to increase. C) both A and B are true. D) none of the above are true.
Congressman Flack votes for a program that will benefit the constituents of Congressman Walpole. Which of the following explanations for Flack's vote is most consistent with the public choice model?
A) Congressman Flack did not have time to read and understand all of the legislation he voted on. Members of Congress often depend on their staffs to read proposed legislation and recommend how they should vote. B) Legislators such as Congressman Flack are similar to other decision-makers in that they sometimes make irrational choices. C) Congressman Flack expects Congressman Walpole's support for programs that will benefit Flack's constituents. D) Congressman Flack will support programs of legislators from his own party, regardless of who benefits from these programs.
In order for a market to be classified as an oligopoly,
a. there must be fewer than 10 firms b. the four largest firms must have 90 percent of the market c. there must be fewer than 5 firms d. the firms must be strategically interacting e. the firms must be strategically independent