Suppose that alcohol consumption creates a negative externality. What can the government do to equate the equilibrium quantity of alcohol and the socially optimal quantity of alcohol?
a. impose a tax on alcohol that is equal to the per-unit externality
b. offer a subsidy on alcohol that is equal to the per-unit externality
c. impose a regulation limiting the amount of alcohol that each consumer can purchase
d. nothing
a
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The values on the axes of the long-run aggregate supply diagram are
A) real GDP and interest rates. B) real GDP per year and the price level. C) nominal GDP and the price level. D) real GDP and nominal GDP.
Which of the following is true of inflation?
A. It occurs when the demand for a particular currency is more than the supply B. It occurs when securities are purchased in one market for immediate resale in another. C. It occurs when two parties agree to exchange currency and execute a deal at a specific date in the future. D. It occurs when the quantity of money in circulation rises faster than the stock of goods and service. E. It occurs when output increases faster than the money supply.
What is the effect of the interaction of buyers and sellers on a market?
(A) Association of both supply and demand with income. (B) Agreement on the price and the quantity traded. (C) Theoretical relationship between price and use. (D) Desire for goods that cannot actually be afforded.
Jan's Dry Cleaning holds $10,000 on a typical day, although only $2,000 is essential for carrying out business. Making a midday deposit is estimated to reduce cash holdings to $8,000 and cost an extra $80 per year in lost production. If, in addition, an armored car service is engaged to pick up cash more frequently for a fee of $120 per year, cash holdings will be further reduced to $6,000 per day. Employing a computerized cash management service for an annual fee of $180 would reduce cash holdings further to $4,000. If any reduction in cash holdings will be used to purchase government bonds earning 5 percent, then how much money should Jan's hold?
A. $10,000 B. $6,000 C. $4,000 D. $8,000