Which of the following best represents the effects of an increase in the price of coffee, other things being equal?
a. A leftward shift in the demand curve for coffee.
b. A downward movement along the demand curve for coffee.
c. A rightward shift in the demand curve for coffee.
d. An upward movement along the demand curve for coffee.
d
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In a production possibilities frontier graph, the cost of producing more units of a good is measured by the
A) dollar value of the additional output. B) area in the arc between the PPF and a straight line drawn between the starting point and the ending point. C) dollar value of the resources used to produce the good. D) amount of the other good or service that must be forgone. E) None of the above answers is correct.
Refer to Table 4-14. The equations above describe the demand and supply for Pauline's Pickled Pomegranates. The equilibrium price and quantity for Pauline's Pickled Pomegranates are $30 and 15 thousand units. What is the value of consumer surplus?
A) $50 thousand B) $112.5 thousand C) $225 thousand D) $337.5 thousand
Consider the production possibilities frontier in the figure shown. As more and more cigars are produced the opportunity cost of producing more cigars:
A. decreases.
B. stays the same.
C. increases.
D. decreases then increases.
If the interest rate on saving is 5 percent per period, then the true opportunity cost of being paid $100 next period instead of this period is
A. $5. B. $105. C. less than $5 if people suffer from a “defective telescopic faculty.” D. more than $5 if people suffer from a “defective telescopic faculty.”