Other things being constant, if the marginal propensity to save (MPS) is 0.1, and private investment spending falls by $100 million, then real Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
A) increases by $1 billion. B) increases by $90 million.
C) decreases by $1 billion. D) decreases by $10 million.
C
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The table above shows the situation in the gasoline market in Tulsa, Oklahoma. If the price of a gallon of gasoline is $3.62, then
A) there is a surplus of gasoline in Tulsa. B) there is a shortage of gasoline in Tulsa. C) the gasoline market in Tulsa is in equilibrium. D) without more information we cannot determine if there is a surplus, a shortage, or an equilibrium in the gasoline market in Tulsa. E) there is neither a surplus nor a shortage, but the market is NOT in equilibrium.
If you exhibit endowment effect, then you
A) decide rationally when making decisions about selling but not when making decisions about buying. B) have a strong attachment to things you already own. C) buy something you cannot afford. D) decide rationally when making decisions about buying but not when making decisions about selling.
Attractive landscaping increases the property values of surrounding homes, creating a marginal benefit. The figure above represents the market for monthly landscaping contracts
a) What is the marginal social benefit of the 40th contract? Of the 60th contract? b) What is the marginal private benefit of the 40th contract? c) What is the marginal external benefit of the 40th contract? d) What is the unregulated competitive equilibrium price and quantity? e) What is the efficient quantity? f) What is the amount of the deadweight loss?
Using the HO model, assume that the United States is capital abundant and Mexico is labor abundant. If soybeans are capital intensive and avocados are labor intensive,
A) Mexico will produce more soybeans once trade is introduced. B) the United States will produce more avocados once trade is introduced. C) avocado prices in the United States will fall once trade begins. D) soybean prices in Mexico will rise once trade begins.