The most important indirect taxes in the United States are
A. federal and state income taxes.
B. inheritance taxes.
C. corporate profits taxes.
D. sales and property taxes.
Answer: D
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A scatter diagram with the price of peanut butter on the vertical axis and the price of jelly on the horizontal axis shows a negative relationship
If the price of jelly was placed on the vertical axis and the price of peanut butter was placed on the horizontal axis, the relationship would be a A) negative relationship, also called a direct relationship. B) negative relationship, also called an inverse relationship. C) positive relationship, also called a direct relationship. D) positive relationship, also called an inverse relationship.
In the simple model of multiple deposit creation in which banks do not hold excess reserves, the increase in checkable deposits equals the product of the change in reserves and the
A) reciprocal of the excess reserve ratio. B) simple deposit expansion multiplier. C) reciprocal of the simple deposit multiplier. D) discount rate.
A perfectly competitive firm faces a market clearing price of $150 per unit. Average total costs are at the minimum value of $120 per unit at an output rate of 70 units. Marginal cost equals $150 per unit at an output rate of 75 units
It can be concluded that the short-run profit-maximizing output rate is A) 75 units, at which the firm earns zero economic profits per unit sold. B) 75 units, at which the firm earns negative economic profits per unit sold. C) 75 units, at which the firm earns positive economic profits per unit sold. D) 70 units, because price is less than average total costs.
Economists believe that people respond in a predictable way to changes in costs and benefits. The term that best describes this phenomenon is
a. opportunity cost b. scarcity c. innovation d. marginal analysis e. other things equal (or ceteris paribus)