What is scarcity and why does it exist? How is scarcity related to the study of economics?
Scarcity exists because resources are limited while wants are unlimited. Scarcity means we are unable to have as much as we would like. Economics is the study of how human beings attempt to maximize satisfaction in the face of scarcity.
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A fall in the price of a firm's output
A) decreases the firm's demand for labor. B) increases the firm's demand for labor. C) decreases the firm's supply of labor. D) increases the firm's supply of labor.
If average cost is decreasing,
A) marginal cost equals average cost. B) marginal cost exceeds average cost. C) marginal cost is less than average cost. D) Not enough information is provided.
Which of the following positions might be taken by the ruler of a nation practicing mercantilism?
a. support of the merchant marine sector b. support for the elimination of trade barriers such as tariffs c. support for the reduction of government holdings of specie d. discouragement of exploration and colonization e. All of the above.
Which of the following best expresses the benefit from international trade?
a. With trade, each country can concentrate on producing those goods and services that it produces most efficiently. b. With trade, a country can increase its political involvement on a global scale. c. Increased U.S. trade would improve high-tech exports but not agricultural exports. d. Increased trade would increase U.S. exports and decrease U.S. imports. e. Increased trade implies that exports of goods and services will always equal imports of goods and services.