Generating electricity creates air pollution. This industry, if left unregulated, will produce at an inefficient market equilibrium because
A) there is a deadweight loss.
B) supply is not equal to demand.
C) too little output is produced.
D) the marginal social benefit is greater than the marginal social cost.
A
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When deriving an Engel curve, if the optimum point for good X lies to the left as income increases, good X is
a. a normal good. b. an inferior good. c. a Giffen good. d. a substitute for good Y.
Refer to Table 2-20. What is Thailand's opportunity cost of producing one pound of rice?
A) 60 wristwatches B) 20 wristwatches C) 5 wristwatches D) 0.05 units of a wristwatch
The opportunity cost of going to college for a student receiving a scholarship
A) is the income that she would have earned if she did not go to college. B) is the risk of dropping out. C) is the food and living expenses that she has to purchase while in college. D) is zero because she does not have to pay tuition.
Suppose you invest $5,000 for 5 years. The interest rate for the first 2 years is 4.7%, 5.2% for year 3 and 5.4% for the final 2 years. Assuming interest compounds annually, what would your investment have returned in those 5 years?
What will be an ideal response?