A technological improvement can cause the production possibilities curve to shift outward because
A) it increases costs and contributes to lower production rates.
B) maximum feasible outputs of both goods increase.
C) production will fall, but jobs will be saved.
D) it causes increases in unemployment.
B
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Real consumption spending is inversely related to
a. real disposable income b. the amount of common stock owned c. the amount of real estate owned d. expectations of future income e. the interest rate
When regulating a firm, setting price equal to marginal cost does not necessarily require providing a subsidy if
a. it always requires providing a subsidy b. ATC is always falling c. MC is always falling d. variable costs are covered e. ATC is U-shaped
In colonial days, the wealth holdings among the colonists were
a. approximately equal to their incomes b. unequally distributed among the colonists c. about the same as in 1973 d. approximately zero because there was no appreciable accumulation of assets e. equally distributed among the colonists
Price elasticity of demand
What will be an ideal response?