Which of the following might be a method that the government could use to correct a negative externality?
A) an effluent fee on waste from the production of goods that create negative externalities
B) government subsidies to producers of goods that create negative externalities
C) financing additional production of goods that create negative externalities
D) encouraging overallocation of resources of production of goods that create negative externalities
A
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By how much does the real, bilateral exchange rate change when the nominal, bilateral exchange rate changes from $1.10/€ to $1.00/€, the U.S. tradable basket from $500 to $600 and the Euro-Area tradable basket from €550 to €580?
a. The real exchange rate rises approximately by 18%. b. The real exchange rate falls approximately by 3% c. The real exchange rate rises approximately by 3% d. The real exchange rate falls approximately by 20% e. The real exchange rate falls approximately by 18%
Suppose that a worker in Country A can make either 25 bananas or 5 tomatoes each year. Country A has 200 workers. Suppose a worker in Country B can make either 18 bananas or 6 tomatoes each year. Country B has 400 workers. The opportunity cost of one tomato in Country B is:
A. 6 bananas. B. 108 bananas. C. 3 bananas. D. 18 bananas.
Assuming all excess reserves are loaned out, if the reserve ratio is 1 percent, the money multiplier will be equal to:
A. 1. B. 10. C. 11. D. 100.
Opportunity cost theory suggests that a nation has
A) A comparative advantage in the good with the lower opportunity cost. B) An absolute advantage in the production of the good with the lowest opportunity cost. C) No advantage in the production of any good with an opportunity cost. D) None of the above.