When we say the cost of living has gone down, we mean that, looking broadly over a range of goods and services:
A. our income has increased to match the cost of those goods.
B. a dollar buys less today than it used to buy.
C. a dollar buys the same today as it used to buy.
D. a dollar buys more today than it used to buy.
Answer: D
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Two firms, Industrio and Capitalista, have access to five production processes, each of which has a different cost and gives off a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the corresponding number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below. Both firms currently use process A, and each emits 4 tons of smoke per day. The government is considering two plans to reduce pollution: requiring both firms to reduce pollution by 25 percent or auctioning pollution permits. Each permit would entitle the owner to emit one ton of smoke per day. Without a permit, no smoke can be emitted. Process(smoke/day) A(4 tons/day) B(3 tons/day) C(2 tons/day) D(1 ton/day) E(0 tons/day) Cost to Industrio ($/day) $350$400$500$700$1,000 Cost to Capitalista
($/day) $225$250$290$400 $600Given that both firms are currently using process A, the cost of requiring the firms to reduce pollution by 25 percent is ________ per day. A. $790 B. $375 C. $215 D. $75
If a school that offers higher wages to its staff is set up near a school that offers comparatively lower wages to its staff, what will be the effect on the wage rate and the staff strength in the school that pays lower wages?
What will be an ideal response?
If a monopolist's marginal revenue is $25 a unit and its marginal cost is $25, then
A) to maximize profit the firm should decrease output. B) to maximize profit the firm should continue to produce the output it is producing. C) to maximize profit the firm should increase output. D) Not enough information is given to say what the firm should do to maximize profit.
Which of the following is most likely to cause the long-run aggregate supply curve to shift rightward?
a. A rise in energy prices b. A drop in the actual price level c. An increase in the demand for leisure hours d. An increase in the level of investment spending that is less than the depreciation of the capital stock e. A technological breakthrough with widespread practical applications