What would happen in a free market system when production of a good generates negative externalities?
A) There is a shortage of the good.
B) There is a surplus of the good.
C) The equilibrium quantity of the good is less than the efficient amount.
D) The equilibrium quantity of the good is more than the efficient amount.
D
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This graph depicts a tax being imposed, causing demand to shift from D1 to D2. According to the graph shown, the tax caused:
A. positive government revenue and decreased consumption.
B. zero government revenue and decreased consumption.
C. a transfer of revenue to surplus and increased consumption.
D. positive government revenue and increased consumption.
The school of thought that assumes that real GDP is determined by aggregate supply, whereas the equilibrium price level is determined by aggregate demand is known as _____
a. neoclassical economics b. classical economics c. new Keynesian economics d. Keynesian economics e. Marxist economics
The demand curve facing a monopolistic competitor is
a. a horizontal line at the market price b. upward sloping c. perfectly elastic d. perfectly inelastic e. downward sloping
Which statement best defines producer surplus?
a. the amount that a seller would have liked to have charged, minus the amount that they actually received b. the amount that a seller is paid for a good minus the seller’s actual cost c. the amount that individuals would have been willing to pay, minus the amount that they actually paid d. when it is impossible to improve the situation of one party without imposing a cost on another