You have an hour between your economics and math classes. What is the opportunity cost of that time if you use it to complete your math homework instead of your economics homework?
A. the economics homework you could have completed
B. the math homework you chose to complete
C. the cost of your calculator and math textbook
D. zero, because it doesn't cost any money to do your math homework
Answer: A
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A. marginal revenue curve. B. average variable cost curve. C. average fixed cost curve. D. marginal cost curve. E. average total cost curve.
The excess burden of a tax refers to the fact that
A) the benefits from a tax exceed the tax revenue. B) the deadweight loss from a tax exceeds the remaining consumer surplus. C) marginal cost is greater than marginal benefit after the tax. D) a tax creates a deadweight loss. E) taxes are split between buyers and sellers.
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