Nick is prepared to spend $600 for a phone, but he is able to buy one on sale for $400. In this case, consumer surplus is ______.

a. $800
b. $600
c. $400
d. $200


d. $200

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A) rises; rises B) rises; is unchanged C) is unchanged; is unchanged D) is unchanged; rises

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In the short run, if a firm's total variable cost curve lies everywhere above its total revenue curve, the firm should produce

a. the output level that minimizes average total cost b. the output level that minimizes average variable cost c. the output level that minimizes the distance between marginal cost and marginal revenue d. the output level that maximizes the distance between marginal cost and marginal revenue e. no output

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If your income is $50,000 . your income tax liability is $10,000 . and you paid $0.25 in taxes on the last dollar you earned, your

a. marginal tax rate is 20 percent. b. average tax rate is 5 percent. c. marginal tax rate is 25 percent. d. average tax rate is 25 percent.

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