If you have a choice of consuming either two apples, three oranges, or one candy bar, the opportunity cost of the candy bar is:
a. two apples.
b. three oranges.
c. two apples and three oranges.
d. two apples or three oranges, whichever you value more.
e. the difference in the prices of the three options.
d
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In the New Keynesian open economy model, suppose the exchange rate is flexible and there is a decline in total factor productivity
A) expansionary fiscal policy is necessary. B) contractionary monetary policy is necessary. C) expansionary monetary policy is necessary. D) no policy intervention is necessary.
Because cartel firms produce a quantity that ________ maximize their own firm's profits, there is an incentive to ________.
A) does; produce more than the agreed upon amount B) does not; produce less than the agreed upon amount C) does; act in self-interest D) does not; act in self-interest
Which of the following is TRUE?
a. Maximizing division profits will always lead to maximizing company profit b. Maximizing division profits will always lead to minimizing company profit c. Maximizing division profits can sometimes lead to reducing company-wide profit d. Maximizing division profits has no effect on company-wide profits
Under the rational expectations hypothesis, if wages adjust rapidly to new information about intended policy actions, the only time that changes in government policies have real effects is when
A. the changes affect aggregate demand. B. the changes involve monetary policy. C. the changes are unanticipated. D. the changes involve fiscal policy.