Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) campaigned to increase the legal penalties of drunk driving. This successful campaign ________ of drunk driving
A) increased the marginal benefit
B) decreased the marginal benefit
C) increased the marginal cost
D) decreased the marginal cost
E) had no effect on the marginal cost or marginal benefit but did affect the total benefit
C
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Given the following hypothetical data where C = $3,000; I = $1,200; G = $2,000; X ? M = ?$500; depreciation = $200; transfer payments = $800, net domestic product is _____
a. $5,500 b. $5,700 c. $6,200 d. $6,400 e. $6,900
Economists who believe in encouraging concentration
a. are clearly wrong b. think that high prices are beneficial to society c. think that lower prices result from economies of scale d. want the government to break up monopolies e. favor a laissez-faire approach
Determine the deposit/refund amount that achieves an efficient solution.
State officials are establishing a deposit/refund system for batteries. Marginal costs and benefits have been estimated to be: MPC = 5 + 0.5Q MPB = MSB = 20 – 0.5Q MSC = 5 + 0.7Q, whereQ is in millions, and the marginal cost and benefit values are in dollars per battery.
Suppose initially there is no customs union and that the $100 tariff is imposed by the United States. Now, Mexico invests in productive technology and it shifts the Mexican supply curve to SMex. The United States now forms a customs union with Mexico. This will result in a price of _______ and imports of _______.
a. $250; 500 b. $250; 400 c. $150; 600 d. $150; 500