Which of the following will cause the average fixed cost curve of making cigarettes to shift?
A) a $5 million penalty charged to each cigarette maker
B) a $1 per pack tax on cigarettes
C) a $3 per hour wage increase
D) an increase in the demand for cigarettes
A
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Would the services supplied by prostitutes and brothels be included in calculating GDP in the United States?
A) Yes, because those are final services. B) Yes, but only in those states where brothels are legal. C) No, because those services are immoral. D) No, because those are not truly economic services.
If a person withdraws $500 from his/her savings account and puts it in his/her checking account, then M1 will ________ and M2 will ________
A) not change; not change B) not change; increase C) increase; not change D) not change; decrease E) increase; decrease
Refer to Figure 7-4. Suppose the U.S. government imposes a $0.25 per pound tariff on rice imports. Figure 7-4 shows the demand and supply curves for rice and the impact of this tariff. Use the figure to answer questions a-i
a. Following the imposition of the tariff, what is the price that domestic consumers must now pay and what is the quantity purchased? b. Calculate the value of consumer surplus with the tariff in place. c. What is the quantity supplied by domestic rice growers with the tariff in place? d. Calculate the value of producer surplus received by U.S. rice growers with the tariff in place. e. What is the quantity of rice imported with the tariff in place? f. What is the amount of tariff revenue collected by the government? g. The tariff has reduced consumer surplus. Calculate the loss in consumer surplus due to the tariff. h. What portion of the consumer surplus loss is redistributed to domestic producers? To the government? i. Calculate the deadweight loss due to the tariff.
The tax-induced difference between the price paid by consumers and the price received by producers is
A. the tax difference. B. the tax wedge. C. the statutory incidence. D. the supply side effect.