The price elasticity of demand helps determine the effect of price changes on a firm's
a. property taxes
b. profits
c. quantity supplied
d. revenues
e. total costs
D
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In the figure above, if there is no Ricardo-Barro effect, the government has a budget ________ because the ________
A) surplus of 0.2 trillion; SLF curve lies to the right of the PSLF curve. B) deficit of 0.2 trillion; SLF curve lies to the right of the PSLF curve. C) deficit of 0.4 trillion; SLF curve shows a smaller quantity of LF than the PSLF curve. D) surplus of 0.4 trillion; SLF curve shows a larger quantity of LF than the PSLF curve. E) surplus of -0.2 trillion; SLF curve lies to the right of the PSLF curve.
Sears and Wal-Mart must decide whether to lower their prices, based on the economic profits shown in the table above. Which of the following is TRUE?
A) This situation is not a prisoners' dilemma. B) If Sears lowers its prices and Wal-Mart does not, Sears will make a $20 million economic profit. C) If Wal-Mart lowers its prices, Sears should keep its prices high. D) Both Sears and Wal-Mart would jointly be better off if they could each keep their prices high.
Between 1864 and 1900, the largest portion of railroad track (as a percentage of total annual construction) was laid in which region of the U.S.?
a. the Southeast b. the Northeast c. the Pacific Northwest d. the Great Plains region
Other things constant, countries with higher investment rates will
A) have lower standards of living. B) tend to have higher incomes in the future. C) have to use central government planning to allocate investment. D) have to impose high taxes in order to finance the investment.