Using the quantity equation, if the velocity of money grows at 5 percent, the money supply grows at 10 percent, and real GDP grows at 4 percent, then the inflation rate will be
A) 19 percent. B) 15 percent. C) 11 percent. D) 6 percent.
C
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The tables above show the marginal costs and benefits from production of paper. If the efficient level of output is achieved by imposing a tax on paper producers, the government collects tax revenue equal to
A) $64,000. B) $56,000. C) $72,000. D) $48,000.
Refer to Figure 13-3. Which of the points in the above graph are possible short-run equilibria?
A) A and D B) A and C C) A and B D) A, B, C, and D
People in poor countries may have difficulties achieving economic growth because:
a. their production possibilities curves slope upward instead of downward. b. they must cut back on current consumption to increase capital goods. c. they have a solid consumption base already in place. d. their resource bases are fully developed. e. the law of increasing costs makes it hard to produce more goods.
A command-and-control policy:
A. is unlikely to have any impact on the amount of pollution emitted. B. does not affect the production costs of firms. C. usually finds the most efficient pollution abatement technology. D. decreases the incentive for firms to develop efficient abatement technologies.