If society has overallocated resources to a particular activity, then the marginal benefits of the activity would be less than the marginal costs.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ans: True
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Critical assumptions behind the Laffer curve include
a. labor supply is inelastic. b. investment is very responsive to higher savings and lower interest rates. c. the economy is above the marginal tax rate that maximizes tax revenue. d. both b and c. e. all of the above.
A monopolist faces the inverse demand for its output:
p = 30 – Q The monopolist also has a constant marginal and average cost of $4/unit. The government is seeking ways to collect tax revenue from the monopolist and faces two proposals: i. Impose a specific tax of t on the monopolist. ii. Impose an ad valorem tax of a on the monopolist. a. Suppose the government imposes a 20% ad valorem tax on the monopolist. What price and quantity does the monopolist choose and how much revenue does the government generate from the tax? b. Rather than an ad valorem tax, what is the government's revenue from a specific tax of t imposed on the monopolist? Your answer should be in terms of t. c. Show that a specific tax of $3.70/unit generates the same revenue as a 20% ad valorem tax (approximately). d. Which tax has a greater distortion on the monopoly output?
The marginal physical product (MPP) is calculated by
A) dividing total physical product by labor. B) dividing the change in total physical product by the change in the input. C) dividing the change in total cost by the change in labor. D) the difference between the output of skilled and unskilled workers.
Under the non-strategic view of bargaining, the terms of agreement are determined by
a. The rules of the game b. The alternatives to agreement c. The precise form of negotiations d. All of the above