We refer to the whole class of goods that firms will ________ in a completely unregulated market economy as public goods.
A. underproduce
B. overproduce
C. not produce at all
D. Both A and C are correct.
Answer: D
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Consider an industry with two firms producing similar products. Each firm's total cost (in dollars) is given below. Acme Manufacturing: TC = 100 + 3Q. Generic Industries: TC = 500 + 3Q. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Marginal cost at each firm depends on the level of output. B. Acme and Generic have the same marginal cost. C. Acme has greater economies of scale than does Generic. D. Acme has a lower marginal cost than does Generic.
Which of the following is a measure of economic growth that is most useful for measuring changes in the overall size of an economy?
A. decreases in the rate of unemployment B. increases in real GDP C. increases in real GDP per capita D. growth in nominal GDP
Sammy has a drone that he values at $1,500. Dean values the same drone at $2,000. Sammy decides to sell the drone to Dean for $1,800. If the government imposes a $350 tax on the sale of drones,
A) Sammy and Dean would not be able to complete the transaction. B) Sammy and Dean would still be able to complete the transaction. C) the tax would cause a deadweight loss of $500. D) Both A and C are correct.
Social Security tax is deducted from your paycheck. In the figure above this will be shown as
A) taxes flowing from households to governments. B) taxes flowing from firms to governments. C) taxes flowing from households to firms. D) wages flowing from firms to households. E) wages flowing from firms to governments.