A motorist who decides to enter a busy expressway during the morning rush hour
What will be an ideal response?
creates an externality insofar as the driver didn't consider the additional congestion it would create for other motorists.
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Iceland can produce 32 units of food per person per year or 8 units of clothing per person per year, but Lavaland can produce 16 units of food per year or 8 units of clothing. Which of the following is true? a. Iceland has both a comparative and absolute advantage in producing food
b. Iceland has a comparative advantage, but not an absolute advantage in producing food. c. Lavaland has both a comparative and absolute advantage in producing clothing. d. Lavaland has both a comparative and absolute advantage in producing food.
When an industry is characterized by technology spillover, what should the government do to ensure that the market equilibrium equals the socially optimal equilibrium?
a. Impose a tax greater than the value of the technology spillover. b. Not allow production of any product that causes a technology spillover. c. Provide a subsidy equal to the value of the technology spillover. d. Require producers to "clean up" any spillover that results from their production process.
Which of the following is true?
a. Changes in personal costs and benefits will exert a predictable influence on the choices of people. b. If one individual gains from an economic activity, then someone else must lose. c. If a good is provided free to an individual by government, its production will not consume valuable scarce resources. d. If the intentions behind a policy are good, you can be assured that the outcome will be desirable.
The "$99 iPads" The Economy Tomorrow analysis indicates that the success of the iPad
A. Caused exit of firms from the tablet market. B. Attracted new firms with identical products. C. Created new entrants into the tablet market. D. Caused the quality of products to fall.