Plastic and steel are substitutes in the production of body panels for certain automobiles. If the price of plastic increases, with other things remaining the same, we would expect:
A) the price of steel to fall.
B) the demand curve for steel to shift to the right.
C) the demand curve for plastic to shift to the left.
D) nothing to happen to steel because it is only a substitute for plastic.
E) the demand curve for steel to shift to the left.
B
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Everything else remaining unchanged, if a new seller enters a market to compete with an existing monopoly that is enjoying economies of scale, it will lead to:
A) higher profits for both firms. B) higher profits for the existing firm. C) lower profits for the existing firm. D) higher market power for the existing firm.
Suppose that X and Y are complementary goods. If the price of good X decreases, we can expect the:
a. demand for good X to increase. b. quantity demanded of good Y to decrease. c. quantity demanded of good Y to increase. d. demand for good Y to decrease. e. demand for good Y to increase.
A tradable allowance is:
A. the minimum amount set by the government that can be bought or sold in a market. B. the permitted price for the trade of a particular good. C. a production or consumption quota that can be bought or sold. D. None of these statements is true.
If government spending is increased by $500, taxes are reduced by $200, and the MPS is 0.2, equilibrium output will change by
A. $1,500. B. $1,700. C. $3,300. D. $3,500.