Capital stock will increase as long as:
A. capital deepening decreases.
B. depreciation exceeds real GDP.
C. gross investment exceeds depreciation.
D. net investment equals zero.
Answer: C
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A) increases the demand for loanable funds. B) increases the supply of loanable funds. C) decreases the supply of loanable funds. D) decreases the demand loanable funds. E) has no effect on the demand for loanable funds, the supply of loanable funds, or the real interest rate.
The above figure shows the U.S. market for 1 carat diamonds. The free trade, the price in the United States for diamonds is equal to ________ and with the quota illustrated in the figure, the price in the United States is equal to ________
A) $2,000; $4,000 B) $2,000; $3,000 C) $4,000; $3,000 D) $4,000; $2,000 E) $2,000; $2,000
A reason a nation faces diminishing returns along a production function is because
A) unemployment always exists. B) potential GDP is fixed. C) the quantity of physical capital is fixed. D) full employment is not possible. E) the wage rate is fixed while moving along the production function.
Here is an excerpt form an editorial praising capitalism in The Economist: "It is competition that delivers choice, holds prices down, encourages invention and service, and (through all these things) delivers economic growth." To what type of competition does the writer refer? Is it the sort of competition that economists study? Explain