The figure above shows the costs for a grower in the perfectly competitive turnip industry. If the price is $1,400 for a ton of turnips, the firm is
A) making an economic profit.
B) making zero economic profit.
C) incurring an economic loss.
D) More information is needed to determine if the firm is making a positive economic profit, zero economic profit, or incurring an economic loss.
A
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A) private good B) public good C) common pool resource D) club good
If an emissions tax is imposed but it is less than the optimal Pigouvian tax, then:
a. the marginal social benefit of pollution is greater than the marginal social cost of pollution. b. the marginal social cost of pollution is greater than the marginal social benefit of pollution. c. total surplus will be maximized. d. the amount of pollution will be less than the socially optimal amount.
The economy pictured in the figure has a(n) ________ gap with a short-run equilibrium combination of inflation and output indicated by point ________. 
A. recessionary; A B. recessionary; C C. recessionary; B D. expansionary; A
If a policymaker wants to stimulate the economy, a ________ would be preferable to a ________
A) lower-valued multiplier; higher valued multiplier B) high MPS; low MPS C) low MPC; high MPC D) high MPC; low MPC