In 2004, hurricanes damaged a large portion of Florida's orange crop. As a result of this, many orange growers were not able to supply fruit to the market. If, following the hurricane, the price remained at its pre-hurricane level, we would expect to see
A) a surplus of oranges.
B) the quantity demanded equal to the quantity supplied.
C) a shortage of oranges.
D) an increase in the demand for oranges.
Answer: C
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A) the dollar value of output is less than the total income. B) the dollar value of output is exactly equal to the total income. C) the dollar value of output is more than the total income because of the existence of profits. D) the dollar value of output is more or less than the total income, depending on whether profits are positive or negative.
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Assuming a fully loaned-up banking system and a deposit expansion multiplier of 2, a $10 million government expenditure financed by sales of securities to the banking system will cause the money supply to
A) remain unchanged. B) rise by $5 million. C) rise by $10 million. D) rise by $20 million.
Converting corn into ethanol is most profitable when there is/are:
a. High ethanol prices and low corn prices b. Low ethanol prices and low corn prices c. Low ethanol prices and high corn prices d. When the amount of ethanol produced approaches the limits of the amount required in production of gasoline blended with 10% ethanol (the current "blend wall") e. Restricted expansion of ethanol production capacity