When using the traditional command-and-control approach to environmental regulation, the government attempts to:
a. set a minimum requirement and then allows the firm to determine the most efficient method for achieving this requirement.
b. determine the most efficient method for different industries.
c. make allowances for differences across industries and between firms.
d. set standards that are applicable to all situations and does not recognize unique circumstances.
d
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A) $400 B) $600 C) $800 D) $900 E) none of the above
The purchasing power parity theory helps explain long-run trends in exchange rates, but not short-run fluctuations
a. True b. False
If we add up all the money people spend buying final goods and services-being careful to omit spending on intermediate goods so as not to double-count-the sum will be:
A. the gross domestic product of the economy. B. total expenditure in the economy. C. the market value of all output sold in the economy. D. All of these statements are true.
Which of the following would be most likely to happen if salaries for physicians were dramatically reduced?
a. Patients would receive better care. b. Insurance companies would merge. c. More colleges would offer medical studies. d. Fewer people would go to medical school.