Manufacturers of printers and computers set prices independently. This means that they
A. do not consider the negative effect that the high prices have on each other's profit.
B. use capital-intensive means of production.
C. use division of labor and specialization in production.
D. do not consider the effect of the prices on the demand for the products.
Answer: A
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An increase in the expected inflation rate
A) leads to a movement downward along the short-run Phillips curve. B) shifts the short-run Phillips curve downward. C) shifts the long-run Phillips curve upward. D) shifts the short-run Phillips curve upward. E) leads to a movement upward along the short-run Phillips curve.
Consider the following three statements:
i. You can either stand during a college football game or you can sit. You believe that you will see the game very well if you stand and others sit but that you will not be able to see at all if you sit and others stand. You therefore decide to stand. ii. Your friend tells you that he expects many people to stand at football games. iii. An economist studies photos of many college football games and estimates that 75 percent of all fans stand and 25 percent sit. Which of these statements deals with optimization, which deals with equilibrium, and which deals with empiricism? Explain.
Gross domestic product is calculated by summing up
A) the total market value of goods and services in the economy. B) the total quantity of goods and services produced in the economy during a period of time. C) the total quantity of goods and services in the economy. D) the total market value of final goods and services produced in the economy during a period of time.
In the case of a small country, consumer surplus
A) decreases less with a tariff than with an equivalent quota. B) decreases less with a quota than with an equivalent tariff. C) is not changed by tariffs or quotas. D) decreases the same with tariffs and equivalent quotas. E) increases more with quotas.