Consider the following statements:
a. Soda drinkers purchase more soda from a grocery store that sells soda at a lower price than other rival grocery stores in the area.
b. Homeowners do not take steps to increase security even though they believe it is more costly to allow burglaries than to install security monitoring equipment.
c. Manufacturers produce less of a particular cell phone when its selling price rises.
Which of the above statements demonstrates that economic agents respond to incentives?
A) a only. B) b only. C) c only. D) a and b. E) a, b, and c.
A
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When production moves from the efficient quantity to a point of overproduction,
A) consumer surplus definitely increases. B) the sum of producer surplus and consumer surplus increases. C) there is a deadweight loss. D) consumers definitely lose and producers definitely gain. E) consumers definitely gain and producers definitely lose.
The individual pictured in Figure 5.3
A) must be risk-averse. B) must be risk-neutral. C) must be risk-loving. D) could be risk-averse, risk-neutral, or risk-loving. E) could be risk-averse or risk-loving, but not risk-neutral.
What year did bank failures peak in the United States?
a. 1985 b. 1989 c. 2007 d. 2009
Refer to the information. Which technique is economically most efficient in producing A?
Answer the question on the basis of the following information: Suppose 30 units of product A
can be produced by employing just labor and capital in the four ways shown below. Assume
the prices of labor and capital are $2 and $3 respectively.
A. I.
B. II.
C. III.
D. IV.