Recall the Application about the opportunity cost of an entrepreneur to answer the following question(s).According to this Application, which of the following is currently a popular way to earn an income?
A. renting out your home through Airbnb
B. selling your kidneys
C. driving your car through Uber
D. cleaning other people's homes
Answer: A
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The two deadweight triangles are the Consumption distortion and Production distortion losses. It is easy to understand why the Consumption distortion constitutes a loss for society
After all it raises the prices of goods to consumers, and even causes some consumers to drop out of the market altogether. It seems paradoxical that the Production distortion is considered an equivalent burden on society. After all, in this case, profits increase, and additional production (with its associated employment) comes on line. This would seem to be an offset rather than an addition to the burden or loss borne by society. Explain why the Production distortion is indeed a loss to society, and what is wrong with the logic that leads to the apparent paradox.
A one-year bond has an interest rate of 5% today. Investors expect that in one year, a one year bond will have an interest rate equal to 7%
According to the expectations theory of the term structure of interest rates, in equilibrium, a two-year bond today will have an interest rate equal to A) 3.0%. B) 5.0%. C) 5.5%. D) 6.0%.
If an economy is operating at short-run equilibrium below the level of real GDP, the self-correction model result is that: a. unemployment increases
b. unemployment falls. c. cyclical unemployment increases. d. frictional and structural unemployment increase.
The three major responsibilities of the ________ are legislative power, control over the budget, and supervision of executive decisions.
A) European Commission B) European Council C) European Parliament D) European Court of Justice