A carbon tax placed on coal:
A. would decrease the price of coal.
B. would cause some producers of goods and services, like cars, to switch to other forms of energy.
C. is unlikely to affect the demand for alternative forms of energy.
D. would increase the quantity of coal demanded at every price.
Answer: B
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Charles Murray points out that
A. despite substantial increases in the money that the federal government spent on antipoverty programs between 1968 and 1980, the poverty rate remained exactly the same. B. although federal spending on antipoverty programs fell substantially between 1968 and 1980, the poverty rate remained exactly the same. C. the only way to substantially reduce the welfare rolls is to enroll all the poor in job training programs that lead to well-paying jobs. D. despite the rising number of poor people in recent years, the federal antipoverty programs have been successful.
By producing at the point where MR = MC, the firm:
a. is guaranteed a profit. b. will earn a profit of zero. c. will lose money. d. profit is maximized. e. output.
Which of the following is correct?
a. Keynesians believe there is an indirect link between changes in a nation's money supply and changes in expenditures. b. Monetarists believe there is an indirect link between changes in a nation's money supply and changes in expenditures. c. Keynesians believe there is a direct link between changes in a nation's money supply and changes in expenditures. d. Monetarists believe there is no short-term link between changes in a nation's money supply and changes in expenditures. e. Keynesians believe there is no short-term link between changes in a nation's money supply and changes in expenditures.
If the tax on a good is tripled, the deadweight loss of the tax
a. remains constant. b. triples. c. increases by a factor of 9. d. increases by a factor of 12.