Empirical studies suggest that as real GDP per person increases the level of pollution:

A. decreases.
B. remains constant.
C. first increases then decreases.
D. increases.


Answer: C

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b. X to point B.
c. B to point C.
d. C to point D.

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An increase in the quantity demanded is shown as

A) a movement along the demand curve. B) a movement toward the demand curve. C) a rightward shift of the demand curve. D) a leftward shift of the demand curve. E) both a movement along the demand curve and a shift of the demand curve.

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If a marginal cost pricing rule is imposed on the firm in the figure above, the total surplus will be

A) zero. B) $800. C) $400. D) $200.

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Half of all your potential customers would pay $16 for your product but the other half would only pay $10 . You cannot tell them apart. Your marginal costs are $4 . If you set the price at $16, the expected profit is:

a. $3 b. $4 c. $5 d. $6

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