Which of the following raises the price of a used car and increases the equilibrium quantity sold?
A) a new 8 percent federal excise tax placed on all new car purchases
B) an increase in wages for used car salespeople
C) a special rebate program on all new cars
D) None of the above answers is correct
A
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If one nation is able to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another, it has
A) an absolute advantage in that good. B) a comparative advantage in that good. C) a productivity advantage in that good. D) a technological advantage in that good. E) no reason to want to trade that good.
Which of the following would most likely cause a job to command a compensating wage differential?
a. There are barriers to the entry of new workers into the job market. b. The job is more dangerous than most other occupations. c. Wage rigidity prevents the wage rate from falling to the equilibrium level. d. There has been an increase in the price of another input that is substitutable for labor. e. The job market is dominated by one large firm.
Real GDP per person in both Alpha and Omega is equal to $2,000. Over the next 100 years, real GDP per person grows at a 1 percent annual rate in Alpha and at a 2 percent annual rate in Omega. After 100 years, real GDP per person in Alpha is ________ smaller than real GDP per person in Omega.
A. $5,410 B. $11,080 C. $2,000 D. $9,080
The investment you made in a mutual fund one year ago lost 50% of its value over the past year. What percentage increase is needed in the fund to restore your portfolio to the level it was one year ago?
What will be an ideal response?