All of the following will tend to increase the number of years until the oil stock is depleted except
A) falling oil prices.
B) additional oil exploration.
C) conservation measures.
D) development of oil substitutes.
A
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A) the opportunity cost of producing a good is constant. B) the opportunity cost of producing more of a good is decreasing. C) resources are better suited for producing one output than another. D) resources are fixed.
After sugar refiner has produced fine sugar for baking purposes, what is left over is used to produce molasses. This technology exhibits
a. Economies of scale b. Economies of scope c. Diseconomies of scale d. Diseconomies of scope
Two cities face identical prices for their housing. City A decided to be a pollution free city "Clean town" and all the factories would locate in city B "Smogville", we expect the prices of housing in city B "Smogville" to
a. increase b. decrease c. stay the same d. none of the above
Governments should tax a market with an inelastic demand if the purpose of the government is to: a. increase its tax revenue
b. discourage the consumption of a good. c. increase the deadweight loss from the tax. d. discourage the production of a good.