The term Ceteris paribus means that:
a. the model includes all important variables occurring in the real world.
b. all factors which influence the event are changing at the same time.
c. one influence is changing and everything else is being held constant.
d. the consumer is king.
c
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Suppose that because of inflation, the absolute price of a gallon of milk increases by 20% and the absolute price of a gallon of gasoline increases by 10%. In this situation, the price of milk relative to the price of gasoline
a. falls. b. rises. c. remains the same. d. changes unpredictably.
Which of the following statements about the elasticity of demand for a monopolist is TRUE?
A) Since a monopolist produces a good with no close substitutes, the price elasticity of demand for the good is zero. B) A monopolist produces a good with demand that is perfectly inelastic because people can not do without the good. C) Since every good has some substitute, even if imperfect, the demand for a good produced by a monopolist will not have zero price elasticity. D) Since the demand curve of a monopolist is downward sloping, the demand for the good must be inelastic.
The United States became a debtor nation in
A. 1975. B. 1982. C. 1985. D. 1990.
Assume government policy increases the demand for corn
A) The consumer surplus of corn buyers will increase. B) The producer surplus of corn growers will decrease. C) The producer surplus of corn growers will increase. D) The producer surplus of corn growers will not change.