Due to Pigou's "defective telescopic faculty," a market economy is inefficient in allocating resources between the present and the future

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Which of the following is true regarding managerial diseconomies?

A) Managerial diseconomies incentivize vertical integration. B) Managerial diseconomies are a cost associated with vertical integration. C) Managerial diseconomies incentivize backward integration. D) Managerial diseconomies incentivize forward integration.

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A problem with official U.S. poverty data is that they

a. omit the rural poor b. do not account for inflation c. omit in-kind transfers such as food stamps d. do not reflect changes in the cost of living e. omit dividends and interest

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In one day Madison Laundry washed 4,000 pounds of laundry with 5 workers who each worked 8 hours. What was its productivity?

a. 4000 pounds of laundry b. 500 pounds of laundry per hour c. 100 pounds of laundry per hour d. None of the above is correct.

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