If the opportunity cost of producing one more bushel of wheat is always equal to three bushels of corn, then the production possibilities curve will be
a. upward sloping
b. bowed out
c. U-shaped
d. a straight line
e. undefined
D
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The degree of operating leverage is equal to the ____ change in ____ divided by the ____ change in ____
a. percentage; sales; percentage; EBIT b. unit; sales; unit; EBIT c. percentage; EBIT; percentage; sales d. unit; EBIT; unit; sales e. none of the above
Which of the following are positive economic statements and which are normative economic statements?
a. An increase in the price of gasoline will decrease the quantity of gasoline purchased. b. The government should eliminate the minimum wage. c. All states should raise the minimum wage to at least $10 per hour. d. The government should scrap its current income tax structure in favor of a flat tax. e. Unemployment has increased since the onset of the recession. f. The government should not bail out investment banks during a financial crisis. What will be an ideal response?
The purchase of $1 million of Treasury securities by the Federal Reserve, if there is no change in the quantity of currency, will cause reserves at banks to
A) increase by $1 million. B) decrease by less than $1 million. C) decrease by $1 million. D) increase by less than $1 million.
The ability of a monopoly to charge a price that exceeds marginal cost depends on the
A) price elasticity of supply. B) price elasticity of demand. C) slope of the demand curve. D) shape of the marginal cost curve.