A price floor set above the equilibrium price leads to a(n) ________
A) excess demand for goods in the market
B) excess supply of goods in the market
C) increase in social well-being
D) positive externality
B
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A model in which individual producers act as price setters, because there are only a few sellers and the product they sell is not standardized, is called
A) imperfect competition. B) perfect competition. C) monopoly. D) monopsony.
The Keynesian region of the aggregate supply curve is:
a. horizontal. b. downward-sloping. c. upward-sloping. d. vertical. e. a 45-degree line.
Which of the following is not included as "net income" in the U.S. balance of payments?
a. Income paid by a U.S. company to foreign consultants. b. Profits earned by U.S. companies from foreign operations. c. Foreign dividends received by U.S. residents. d. Profits earned by U.S. companies from foreign operations and reinvested abroad. e. All the above are includedas net income in the U.S. balance of payments.
Betty's Bakery bakes fresh bread every morning. Any bread not sold by the end of the day is thrown away. A loaf of bread costs Betty $2.00 to produce, and she prices loaves of bread at $3.50 per loaf. Suppose near the end of one day Betty still has 12 loaves of bread on hand. Which of the following is correct?
a. Betty should only sell the remaining bread for $3.50 per loaf since that is the regular price. b. Betty should only sell the remaining bread for $2.00 per loaf or more since that is what the bread costs to make. c. Betty should be willing to sell the remaining bread for any price above $0 per loaf since she will have to throw it away if she does not sell it for something. d. Betty should just throw the bread away and change the price of her bread starting tomorrow to make sure she sells all of her bread each day.