Assume that each day ten thousand children watch Sesame Street on public television and that watching Sesame Street generates a benefit of $100 per child per year. Once a year, public television holds a pledge drive asking viewers to make voluntary contributions in order to keep the programming available to everyone. Suppose each parent has just one child who watches Sesame Street. Each parent has a private incentive to contribute ________ during the pledge drive.
A. $10,000
B. $0
C. $100
D. $1,000,000
Answer: B
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In the neoclassical growth model, if two countries are exactly the same but one has a lower population growth, we would expect that country to have
a. higher output, a higher capital-to-labor ratio, and higher per capita output growth in the steady state. b. the same output and capital-to-labor ratio, but higher per capita output growth in the steady state. c. higher output, a higher capital-to-labor ratio, and the same per capita output growth in the steady state. d. higher output, the same capital-to-labor ratio, and the same per capita output growth in the steady state.
The mechanism of supply and demand is
a. a fundamental tool in both microeconomics and macroeconomics. b. the only real "law" of economics. c. a fundamental tool only in microeconomics. d. a fundamental tool only in macroeconomics.
Suppose the price elasticity of supply for coffee is equal to one. 1,400 cups of coffee are supplied when its price is $4.0 per cup. If the price of coffee decreases to $3.60 per cup, its supply will: a. decrease to 1,260 cups
b. increase to 1,540 cups. c. decrease to 1,300 cups. d. remain the same at 1,400 cups.
In Figure 22.1 and ignoring any possible externalities, the net benefit to society of this market is 
A. ABC B. 0ACQ* C. BP*C D. 0P*CQ*