Recently, there has been talk about reforming the tax system. Some advocate replacing the current income tax with a consumption tax. The income tax taxes interest earned on savings directly, while a consumption tax doesn't. The most likely effect on savings, if there is a shift to the consumption tax, would be to
a. raise interest rates
b. shift the supply curve of loanable funds to the left
c. encourage higher consumption
d. shift the supply curve of loanable funds to the right
e. discourage savings
D
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In Figure 17-4 above, the profit-maximizing quantity, in the absence of "menu costs," ________, with profit equal to ________
A) remains Y0, J + K B) remains Y0, H + K C) remains Y0, G + H + J + K D) falls to Y1, G + J E) falls to Y1, F + G + J
In the Keynesian system, an increase in the money stock would
a. increase the interest rate, which, in turn, would increase aggregate demand and income. b. decrease the interest rate, which, in turn, would decrease aggregate demand and income. c. decrease the interest rate, which, in turn, would increase aggregate demand and income. d. decrease the interest rate but would have no effect on aggregate demand and income.
Perfect price discrimination is
A) realistic. B) practiced by many firms. C) a purely theoretical possibility. D) very common.
If we produce one more bottle of water:
a) we incur a marginal cost. b) the marginal social benefit from bottled water increases. c) the price must rise. d) we must move away from equilibrium e) we act efficiently.