An increase in the supply of gasoline, ceteris paribus, will cause equilibrium price
A. To fall and equilibrium quantity to rise.
B. And equilibrium quantity to fall.
C. To rise and equilibrium quantity to fall.
D. And equilibrium quantity to rise.
Answer: A
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The self-correcting tendency of the economy means that rising inflation eventually eliminates:
A. unemployment. B. exogenous spending. C. recessionary gaps. D. expansionary gaps.
Based on Table 3.1, which country or countries has an absolute advantage and a comparative advantage in shoes?
A) Mexico has an absolute and comparative advantage in shoes. B) The United States has an absolute and comparative advantage in shoes. C) The United States has a comparative advantage, and Mexico has an absolute advantage in shoes. D) Mexico has a comparative advantage, and the United States has an absolute advantage in shoes. E) There is not enough information to tell.
Which type of exchange rate system minimizes external shocks to an economy?
What will be an ideal response?
Suppose that there are only two fishermen, Zach and Jacob, who fish along a certain coast. They would each benefit if a lighthouse were built along the coast where they fish. The marginal cost of building each additional lighthouse is $150. The marginal benefit to Zach of each additional lighthouse is 90 - Q, and the marginal benefit to Jacob is 40 - Q, where Q equals the number of lighthouses. What is the efficient number of lighthouses?
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